The purpose of this study was to conduct a multimethod study of the dynamics of Learned Helplessness (LH) in an organization. Models of LH which exist in the literature were reviewed, and comparisons and contrasts among the models were made, leading to suggestions for a number of variables from these models which were examined. Interview and questionnaire data were gathered to examine a number of issues including the validity of LH as a construct in organizations, the occurrence, dimensionality and consistency of attributions made by organizational members, and the convergence of various measures of LH, with special attention given to the validity of the Organizational Attributional Style Questionnaire (OASQ). To analyze the data, content analysis, correlations, profile analysis and multivariate multiple regression were used. / Results indicated that LH is a construct deserving of further attention by organizational researchers. Specifically, results showed that there are differences between helpless and empowered respondents, that attributions are consistent in similar situations, that the results of using various measures to examine LH are convergent, and that the OASQ is a valid measure of LH in organizations. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 53-10, Section: A, page: 3590. / Major Professor: Mark J. Martinko. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1992.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_76754 |
| Contributors | Campbell, Constance Ruth., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 283 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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