Learn how to use attribution theory to understand and help your clients as a social worker. Find out how attributions affect emotions, motivation, and well-being.

According to attribution theory, people seek to make sense of their environment through ascribing causality to their behavior and the behavior of others and these attributions impact future behavior ...

Attribution theory, first introduced by Fritz Heider in the mid-20th century and later expanded upon by psychologists such as Harold Kelley, explores how individuals attribute causes to behaviors ...