Dysfunctional attributions of success as a distinct feature of amotivation

Alisa L. A. Schormann; Katja Butschbach; Tania M. Lincoln; Marcel Riehle

doi:10.1038/s41537-024-00441-9

Schizophrenia (Feb 2024)

Dysfunctional attributions of success as a distinct feature of amotivation

Alisa L. A. Schormann,
Katja Butschbach,
Tania M. Lincoln,
Marcel Riehle

Affiliations

Alisa L. A. Schormann: Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Human Movement, Universität Hamburg
Katja Butschbach: Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Human Movement, Universität Hamburg
Tania M. Lincoln: Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Human Movement, Universität Hamburg
Marcel Riehle: Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Human Movement, Universität Hamburg

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41537-024-00441-9
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 3

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Abstract We examined the association between causal attributions and self-reported motivational negative symptoms (amotivation) in a German online community sample (n = 251). Bivariate correlations revealed significant associations between amotivation and attribution of success to external, variable, and specific causes. No associations between amotivation and failure attributions were found. Our data suggest that demotivational causal attributions of success could be a feature of amotivation and a promising target for research and intervention.

Published in Schizophrenia

ISSN: 2754-6993 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry: Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system: Psychiatry
Website: https://www.nature.com/npjschz/

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