Self-serving bias among educational counsellors

https://doi.org/10.53730/ijhs.v6nS8.12847

Authors

  • Salam Hashem Hafez Al-Qadisiyah University/College of Arts/Department of Psychology
  • Mohammed Ibrahim Mohy Al-Qadisiyah University/College of Arts/Department of Psychology

Keywords:

self-serving bias, educational counsellors, important personality variables

Abstract

Self-serving bias is one of the important personality variables, whether in the structure of the self or in the pattern of the individual's interactions with others. It means the individual's inclination and pride in himself in the case of achieving something and his denial of his responsibility in the event of his failure to achieve any achievement. It is a bias in attribution that shows that individuals have a general tendency to adopt positive and successful results, and less tendency to blame oneself for unsuccessful results, in order to protect and enhance self-esteem, and such a variable deserves attention and research among different segments, especially educational counselors, so the research sought to identify bias Self-serving among educational counselors in Al-Diwaniyah governorate through a set of aims : 1-  Knowing the self-serving bias of educational counselors.0 2 -Know the significance of the differences in the self-serving bias of educational counselors according to the variables of sex and years of functional service

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Published

19-09-2022

How to Cite

Hafez, S. H., & Mohy, M. I. (2022). Self-serving bias among educational counsellors. International Journal of Health Sciences, 6(S8), 3383–3405. https://doi.org/10.53730/ijhs.v6nS8.12847

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