Attribution
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This document discusses attribution in transactional analysis. It defines attribution as telling a child what they are, such as "you are stupid". Attributions can be positive or negative and said directly or indirectly. They are powerful messages to children, especially when accompanied by nonverbal signals. Attributions are also sometimes passed between generations through psychological messages based on family position or names. The document provides examples of direct, indirect, and intergenerational attributions.
Attribution
- 1. Attribution
- 2. Prepared By Manu Melwin Joy Research Scholar School of Management Studies CUSAT, Kerala, India. Phone – 9744551114 Mail – manu_melwinjoy@yahoo.com Kindly restrict the use of slides for personal purpose. Please seek permission to reproduce the same in public forms and presentations.
- 3. Attribution • At other times, the child may be told not just what he should do, but what he is. This kind of message is called attribution. • You are stupid, You are my little girl, You will never make it etc. • These are examples of attributions spoken directly to the child. Their content may be positive or negative.
- 4. Attribution • As always, their power as script messages will be affected by the non verbal signals that accompany them. • “You are stupid” spoken harshly along with the blow, conveys a very script different message from the same words spoken in a light tone accompanied by a smile and a cuddle.
- 5. Attribution • Sometimes, attributions may be delivered indirectly. • This means that the parent speaks about the child to someone else, either when the child is present or in a way that will be communicated back to the child. • This one is the quiet one, Jill is so cute, He is not strong etc. • Indirect attributions like these are especially likely to be read by child as potent script messages.
- 6. Attribution • In some families, attributions are passed on from one generation to the next by psychological messages. • These may be based on such features as position in the family or the giving of names. • “Anybody in our family christened Ellen goes mad at 35.”
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