Identifying Attribution Styles among Farmers in Eslamabad-e-Gharb

The present study aimed to identify farmer's attribution styles in Eslamabad-e-Gharb. Data were gathered using survey research with 300 farmers based on multiple stages stratified random sampling. The findings indicates positive significant relationships between interest in agriculture, attitude to agricultural experts, frequency of contact with experts, the extent of participation in social activities, access to extension activities, income level and rate of production with attribution style. These variables have positive correlation with elements of trial and ability, and also negative significant relationships with chance factors and level of task difficulty in agriculture. The aspects of attribution regarding farmers in the area under the coverage of under-pressure irrigation in respect to success was more desirable, internal, permanent and comprehensive and in respect to failure was more undesirable, external, unstable and more specific than the attribution of farmers in the another area. The variables of rate of production, attitude to agricultural experts, the extent of participation in social activities and access to extension activities determined the variations of farmer’s attribution styles. Based on the results, farmer’s attribution styles have important role to determine their attitude towards the activities. At the end, to increase desirable attributions among the farmers, some practical recommendations have been presented.