Introduction: Convergence of the Attribution and Accounts Concepts in the Study of Close Relationships

Harvey, John H.; Orbuch, Terri L.; Weber, Ann L.

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“…In addition, several monographs dealing with special topics of attribution theory were published during this and the following decade (e.g., Nisbett & Ross, 1980; Weiner, 1986, 1995), as were books dealing with applications of attribution theory to various fields (e.g., Carroll & Payne, 1976; Frieze, Bar-Tal, & Carroll, 1979; Försterling, 1988). Many more books have followed since (e.g., Bierhoff, 1989; Harvey, Orbuch, & Weber, 1990, 1998;Zelen, 1998; Försterling, 2001; Försterling & Stiensmeier-Pelster, 1994; Keil & Wilson, 2000; Manusov & Harvey, 2001; Malle, 2004; Malle & Hodges, 2005; Weiner, 2006). For more recent overviews and critical analyses of the field, readers are, in particular, referred to Försterling (2001) and Malle (2004), respectively.…”

Section: On the History Of Attribution Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Discovery of Common-Sense Psychology

Reisenzein

Rudolph

2008

Social Psychology

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This special issue of Social Psychology commemorates the 50th anniversary of Fritz Heider’s 1958 book The Psychology of Interpersonal Relations. The contributions to the special issue address the history and current state of attribution research, or illustrate contemporary research in the field. The historical articles document that Heider’s analysis of causal attribution and of common-sense psychology was significantly influenced by his academic teachers Alexius Meinong and Ernst Cassirer. We distinguish between the mainstream reception of Heider’s book, which has given rise to an extensive empirical research program, and a minority reception by authors who emphasized aspects of Heider’s thinking not well represented in mainstream psychology. Currently, there are indications of a “back to Heider” movement in social psychology. This new phase of attribution research is inspired by a fresh reading of Heider’s book, and is marked by an interdisciplinary orientation. The articles illustrating current attribution research address both classic and novel topics: the causality implicit in language, the role of causal attribution in hindsight bias, the justification of actions, and the attribution of mistakes in organizational contexts.

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Section: On the History Of Attribution Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Discovery of Common-Sense Psychology

Reisenzein

Rudolph

2008

Social Psychology

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“…For example, it often includes providing attributions: the explanations people assign to the cause of an event or behaviors (Harvey, Turnquist, & Agostinelli, 1988;Sorenson et al, 1993). Accounts have been referred to as 'packaged attributions' (Harvey, Orbuch, & Weber, 1992) in which causal statements may act as ingredients in the overall recipe of story construction. Researchers have also illuminated other facets of the post-relational sense-making process.…”

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What's in a Story? The Relationship Between Narrative Completeness and Adjustment to Relationship Dissolution

Kellas

Manusov

2003

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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The construction of narratives has been shown to assist sufferers of emotional or traumatic events -such as the ending of relationships -in making sense of and coming to terms with the event. Despite this connection, few studies have explored how the completeness of the narratives contributes to positive outcomes. Building on research in both communication and psychology, we conceptualized a complete narrative as one that clearly and extensively (1) segmented the experience episodically/sequentially, (2) represented causes and consequences in the explained events, (3) developed characters relative to the story, (4) evoked and made sense of affect, (5) drew meaning from the events in the narrative, (6) provided a coherent narrative, and (7) attributed responsibility to the characters in the story. We collected and analyzed the break-up stories of 90 participants. We then rated the narratives to see if relationships exist between narrative completeness and adjustment to relationship dissolution as well as to the teller's role in the break-up and his or her current relationship status. In addition to the implementation of a new method for coding and analyzing narrative content, the results indicate that certain elements of completeness are more related to adjustment than are others.

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“…While they do not fully repair the trouble, speakers deploy accounts to attempt to acquit themselves from blame. Accounts can, as a result, be seen as “packages of attributions”( Harvey, Orbuch & Weber, 1992 ) of causality, responsibility and blame ( Orbuch, 1997:464 ).…”

Section: On Accounts and Accountingmentioning

confidence: 99%