Attributional style questioned: Psychometric evaluation of the ASQ in Dutch adolescents

Arntz, Arnoud; Gerlsma, Coby; Albersnagel, Frans A.

doi:10.1016/0146-6402(85)90011-6

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“…Even though some questions were modified to be more suited to teenagers, the researchers ignored the fact that the ASQ was designed for adults (Peterson et al 1982). The findings of Arntz et al (1985) were contradicted by a large study carried out by Hewitt and her colleagues (2004). They carried out multi-trait CFA of only half of the ASQ.…”

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“…Criticisms have been made about the scarcity of the use of confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to confirm the three dimensional structure in the ASQ (Hewitt et al 2004). In a Dutch study, Arntz et al (1985) found only weak evidence for ASQ dimensions after using confirmatory factor analysis. They also reported weak predictive and discriminant validity of the subscales.…”

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Measuring Optimism in Organizations: Development of a Workplace Explanatory Style Questionnaire

2012

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Some researchers measure optimism by analysing explanations for hypotheti-cal scenarios in explanatory style questionnaires. The most commonly used instrument, the Attributional Style Questionnaire (ASQ), has been shown to predict success in business, education and sport. However, these predictions were achieved by using composite scores of subscales. Our analysis of 15 measures revealed the ASQ and many other explanatory style questionnaires have low internal consistency. Furthermore, the majority of these measures use situations that have poor face validity for corporate applications, while some work-specific scenarios are only relevant to narrow domains such as selling insurance. To fulfil the need for a work-related explanatory style measure that could assess levels of optimism in any organizational setting, we developed the Workplace Explanations Survey (WES). This 5-factor measure was tested on a sample of 341 individuals working in a range of organizations and it has good internal consistency. We anticipate the WES will stimulate research into workplace optimism and provide clearer insights for optimism training, thus boosting both individual and organizational success. Abstract Some researchers measure optimism by analysing explanations for hypothetical scenarios in explanatory style questionnaires. The most commonly used instrument, the Attributional Style Questionnaire (ASQ), has been shown to predict success in business, education and sport. However, these predictions were achieved by using composite scores of subscales. Our analysis of 15 measures revealed the ASQ and many other explanatory style questionnaires have low internal consistency. Furthermore, the majority of these measures use situations that have poor face validity for corporate applications, while some workspecific scenarios are only relevant to narrow domains such as selling insurance. To fulfil the need for a work-related explanatory style measure that could assess levels of optimism in any organizational setting, we developed the Workplace Explanations Survey (WES). This 5-factor measure was tested on a sample of 341 individuals working in a range of organizations and it has good internal consistency. We anticipate the WES will stimulate research into workplace optimism and provide clearer insights for optimism training, thus boosting both individual and organizational success.

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confidence: 64%

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Measuring Optimism in Organizations: Development of a Workplace Explanatory Style Questionnaire

2012

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“…Thus, further analyses were conducted without regard to gender. However, we note that Arntz, Gerlsma, and Albersnagel (1985) did find gender differences in their use of a translated version of the ASQ with 278 Dutch high school students. Table 4 contains subscale means, standard deviations, and an intercorrelation matrix.…”

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“…There has been a research focus on attribution style of African-American male children (Hudley & Graham, 1993), middle school age youngsters (Graham, Hudley, & Williams, 1992), and adolescents (e.g., Arntz, Gerlsma, & Albersnagel, 1985;Turk & Bry, 1992). To date, however, there is a paucity of research on the attributional style of African-American adolescents.…”

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Attributional Style of African-American Adolescents

1994

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This study ascertains how positive and negative life events are viewed by stigmatized youngsters. The causal attributions of a sample of 139 at-risk African American adolescents are analyzed in a doubly multivariate repeated measures design. These students were participants in either the federally funded Summer Training and Education Program or the Student Academic and Leadership Enhancement Program funded by the Detroit Compact. Previous research on these students indicated that they have higher than norm global self-concepts and their locus of control is more external than would be expected for their age. The findings of the current study suggest that the attributions these youngsters ascribed to positive events were significantly more internal, stable, and global than the attributions for negative events. An ancillary outcome of this study is to report psychometric information regarding the use of The Attributional Style Questionnaire.

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“…Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands. Albersnagel, 1985;Cutrona, Russel & Jones, 1985;Miller, Klee, & Norman, 1982). Second, causal attribution style assessed by using hypothetical events do not predict attributions on actual life-events (Cutrona, et al, 1985;Miller, et al, 1982) and more important, depressives and normals only differed on their real life-events attributions scores (Miller, et al, 1982) and not on hypothetical events.…”

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Causal Attributions, Real Life-Events and Personality Characteristics: A Preliminary Study

Sanderman

1986

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Summary.-The learned-helplessness model has been given much attention recently. In this article some issues are briefly reviewed, the main purpose of this study was, however, to determine the relationship between causal attributions and personality characteristics, symptoms and feelings of well-being. ALthough causal attribution, style is considered a trait-like concept, this can not be substantiated by the results of the current srudy. It is concluded that a refinement of the learned-helplessness model and its assessment methods is necessary to test the role of causal attributions in psychological functioning more adequately.

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Attributional style questioned: Psychometric evaluation of the ASQ in Dutch adolescents

Cited by 31 publications

References 45 publications

Measuring Optimism in Organizations: Development of a Workplace Explanatory Style Questionnaire

Measuring Optimism in Organizations: Development of a Workplace Explanatory Style Questionnaire

Attributional Style of African-American Adolescents

Causal Attributions, Real Life-Events and Personality Characteristics: A Preliminary Study

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