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Self-worth protection in achievement behaviour: A review and implications for counselling
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Thompson, Ted |
| Copyright Year | 1996 |
| Description | Journal: Australian Psychologist This paper reviews findings in relation to the self‐worth theory of achievement motivation (Beery, 1975; Covington, 1984a, 1984b; Covington & Beefy, 1976; Covington & Omelich, 1979a). The purpose in doing so is to establish guidelines which may be used to advise counselling approaches for self‐worth protective students. These are students who voluntarily withdraw effort in achievement situations in which poor performance is likely to reflect low ability. While low effort allows a sense of self‐worth to be protected in the short term, long‐term results include perpetuation of avoidance behaviours in situations which involve threat to self‐esteem, substantial underachievement, and maintenance of low self‐estimates of ability. Recommendations for counselling include cognitive restructuring as a means of altering unproductive perceptions and cognitions which lie at the heart of self‐worth protection. These include a tendency to reject personal agency as cause of success, disproportionate emphasis given to achievement as a criterion of self‐worth, and attributional uncertainty. |
| Related Links | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00050069608260175 |
| Ending Page | 47 |
| Page Count | 7 |
| Starting Page | 41 |
| ISSN | 00050067 |
| e-ISSN | 17429544 |
| DOI | 10.1080/00050069608260175 |
| Journal | Australian Psychologist |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| Volume Number | 31 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 1996-03-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: Australian Psychologist Educational Psychology |
| Content Type | Text |
| Subject | Arts and Humanities Psychology |
