TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1981//
TI  - Competence, guilt, and victimization: Sex differences in attribution of causality in television dramas
JO  - Sex roles
A1  - Hodges, Kay Kline
A1  - Brandt, David A.
A1  - Kline, Jeff
SP  - 537
EP  - 546
VL  - 7
IS  - 5
N2  - Sex differences in attribution of causality are investigated in three types of television programs: prime-time family, violent, and daytime serial shows. Both frequency and type of causal statements were studied, using DeCharm's conceptualization of personal causation as origin-like (internal to the self) or pawn-like (external to the self). There were striking sex differences in violent programs, with males modeling more origin behavior and females modeling more pawn behavior. In soap operas there were no sex differences, but both origin and pawn ideas were expressed in terms of personal responsibility, with fewer references to more competent origin behaviors such as goal setting, planned decision making, or self-confidence. These findings have implications for differential socialization of competent coping skills for males and females.<p /> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0360-0025
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00288630
ID  - ref1
ER  -