Dysfunctional attributions of success as a distinct feature of amotivation.

Alisa L A SchormannKatja ButschbachTania Marie LincolnMarcel Riehle

Published in: Schizophrenia (Heidelberg, Germany) (2024)

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.

Keyphrases

machine learning
randomized controlled trial
deep learning
social media
big data
electronic health record
single cell
depressive symptoms
sleep quality
neural network