Individual differences in the students' causal attributions and their influence on affective component

This work analyzes individual differences in students' causal attributions. The sample consisted of 150 primary and secondary junior high school students of both sexes. Results: (1) regarding sex, no differences were found in the students' attributional system and affective variables; (2) compared to those at government schools, students at private schools show a higher controllability in their attributional style for failure and a higher self-concept degree; (3) compared to those with lower grades, students with higher grades show. an attributional style characterized by higher internality and higher controllability for success, lower internality and higher controllability for failure; they also show higher self-concept and a lower degree of depression and anxiety, and (4) as they grow older, all students show higher internality for academic success.