Controllability attributions and relationship closeness in idiocentric and allocentric youths’ willingness to help a suicidal peer.

The study’s main aim was to investigate if an individual’s cultural orientation (idiocentrism or allocentrism) would lead to different situational factors (controllability attributions or relationship closeness) having more of a significant influence on a youth’s willingness to help a suicidal peer....

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Main Author: Chen, Jo-Ann Yu'En.
Other Authors: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Format: Final Year Project (FYP)
Language:English
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/43801
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description The study’s main aim was to investigate if an individual’s cultural orientation (idiocentrism or allocentrism) would lead to different situational factors (controllability attributions or relationship closeness) having more of a significant influence on a youth’s willingness to help a suicidal peer. To test this, 100 Singaporean university undergraduates participated in an online survey. The study found that a strong effect of relationship closeness regardless of cultural orientation. In contrast, controllability attributions appeared to have little influence on helping behaviours in general. The implications of results for the development of a peer helping programme is discussed.
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spelling ntu-10356/438012019-12-10T13:42:53Z Controllability attributions and relationship closeness in idiocentric and allocentric youths’ willingness to help a suicidal peer. Chen, Jo-Ann Yu'En. School of Humanities and Social Sciences Cheng Jiann-Yun Wendy DRNTU::Social sciences::Psychology::Applied psychology The study’s main aim was to investigate if an individual’s cultural orientation (idiocentrism or allocentrism) would lead to different situational factors (controllability attributions or relationship closeness) having more of a significant influence on a youth’s willingness to help a suicidal peer. To test this, 100 Singaporean university undergraduates participated in an online survey. The study found that a strong effect of relationship closeness regardless of cultural orientation. In contrast, controllability attributions appeared to have little influence on helping behaviours in general. The implications of results for the development of a peer helping programme is discussed. Bachelor of Arts 2011-04-26T08:24:00Z 2011-04-26T08:24:00Z 2011 2011 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/43801 en Nanyang Technological University 47 p. application/pdf
spellingShingle DRNTU::Social sciences::Psychology::Applied psychology
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Controllability attributions and relationship closeness in idiocentric and allocentric youths’ willingness to help a suicidal peer.
title Controllability attributions and relationship closeness in idiocentric and allocentric youths’ willingness to help a suicidal peer.
title_full Controllability attributions and relationship closeness in idiocentric and allocentric youths’ willingness to help a suicidal peer.
title_fullStr Controllability attributions and relationship closeness in idiocentric and allocentric youths’ willingness to help a suicidal peer.
title_full_unstemmed Controllability attributions and relationship closeness in idiocentric and allocentric youths’ willingness to help a suicidal peer.
title_short Controllability attributions and relationship closeness in idiocentric and allocentric youths’ willingness to help a suicidal peer.
title_sort controllability attributions and relationship closeness in idiocentric and allocentric youths willingness to help a suicidal peer
topic DRNTU::Social sciences::Psychology::Applied psychology
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