The present study is an investigation of the impact of moving to a new institution upon inmate and staff attributions of causality. Consistent with the attribution literature, instruments were designed to measure the degree to which attributions were made to the environment, others, and oneself. These instruments were in turn administered to samples of inmates and members of the correctional staff during three phases of the facility's construction and occupation. As indicated by the results, with the move to the new institution, attributions to the environment became more positive while attributions to others became more negative. Such an effect was exhibited by both inmates and staff.
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