Linking Female College Students’ Causal Attribution Habits, Cultural Orientation, and Self-Efficacy: A Study on Cross-National Differences

Kerstin Hamann, Ronan L. H. Wilson, Bruce M. Wilson and Maura A. E. Pilotti
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Kerstin Hamann: School of Politics, Security, and International Affairs, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA
Ronan L. H. Wilson: Department of Psychology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USA
Bruce M. Wilson: School of Politics, Security, and International Affairs, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA
Maura A. E. Pilotti: College of Sciences and Human Studies, Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Al Khobar 31952, Saudi Arabia

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 3, 1-13

Abstract: The present research concerns the extent to which explanations for desirable or undesirable academic outcomes (grades) as well as cultural orientation could account for self-efficacy beliefs of female undergraduate students from two societies with dissimilar cultural traditions. The United States of America (U.S.) was selected for its individualistic culture, whereas the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) was chosen for its mix of traditional collectivist and individualistic values. A matched-pairs design ensured that students’ self-efficacy levels were equated between cultural groups (n = 560; 280 matched pairs). The research uncovered cultural differences in the choice of explanations and in the extent to which explanations might contribute to self-efficacy beliefs. These findings represent a blueprint for informing instructional interventions intended to effectively prepare students from different cultures for academic success.

Keywords: cultural orientation; self-efficacy; causal attribution habits; women; gender; cross-national differences; diversity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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