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Psychometric Properties of the Chinese Cultural Beliefs about Adversity Scale
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Leung, Janet T. Y.; Shek, Daniel T. L. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2013
Objective: The purpose of the study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Chinese Cultural Beliefs about Adversity scale (CBA). Methods: The CBA was administered in a sample of 275 Chinese parents experiencing economic disadvantage. Results: The CBA was found to be internally consistent. Consistent with the conceptual framework, factor…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Beliefs, Cultural Influences, Foreign Countries
A Revised Measure of Locus of Control
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Clifford, Margaret M. – Child Study Journal, 1976
A revised measure of locus of control for children and a summary of its descriptive statistics is presented. The nature of the instrument is discussed in light of Weiner's two-dimensional attribution table. (Author/MS)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attribution Theory, Elementary Education, Locus of Control
The Factorial Validity of the Multidimensional-Multiattributional Causality Scale.
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Powers, Stephen; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1983
The Multidimensional-Multiattributional Causality Scale (MMCS) was administered to 74 academically gifted high school students. Data analysis supported the factorial validity of the MMCS. However, several limitations of the scale are discussed. (Author/PN)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attribution Theory, Gifted, High Schools
Initial Validity and Reliability of the Trent Attribution Profile (TAP) As a Measure of Attribution Schema and Locus of Control.
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Wong, Paul T. P.; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1978
The Trent Attribution Profile provides measures of locus of control and stability which can be further partitioned into individual attribution elements (ability, effort, task difficulty, luck). Reliability and validity data are reported. (Author/JKS)
Descriptors: Adults, Attribution Theory, Higher Education, Locus of Control
The Reliability and Construct Validity of the Multidimensional-Multiattributional Causality Scale.
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Powers, Stephen; Rossman, Mark H. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1983
The reliability and validity of the Multidimensional-Multiattributional Causality Scale was examined for 350 American community college students, ranging in age from 17 to 59. The attributions of ability, effort, context, and luck emerged as well as distinctions between attributions related to academic success or failure. (Author/PN)
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Ethnic Groups, Factor Structure, Locus of Control
The Personal Reactions Inventory: A Scale to Measure Depressive Attributions.
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Doyne, Elizabeth; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1981
Assessed reliability and validity for an instrument designed to assess depressiform cognitions. The results suggest that the scale is promising, however, a strong sex effect was noted in some of the characteristics of attribution. Suggests the need to evaluate sexual-cultural differences in attributional processes associated with depression.…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Cognitive Processes, College Students, Depression (Psychology)
Control and Aspirations in Adolescents: A Comparison by Race, Sex and Social Class.
Lykes, M. Brinton; And Others – 1981
Previous research has suggested that Rotter's concept of locus of control is significantly related to a variety of attitudes and behaviors. To study the effects of sex, race, and social class differences, a projective measure of locus of control was developed to explore the relationship between control orientation and career aspirations for 432…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attribution Theory, Locus of Control, Occupational Aspiration
General versus Task-Specific Measures of Children's Causal Attributions: Their Relationship to Achievement Behavior and Reading Ability.
Butkowsky, Irwin S. – 1980
The relationships of children's perceptions of the causes of academic success or failure to achievement behavior and to reading ability were examined using two measures: Crandall's Intellectual Achievement Responsibility Scale (IAR), and a measure of students' causal attributions relating to performance of a single, specific task. Subjects were…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Attribution Theory, Grade 5, Helplessness
The Multidimensional-Multiattributional Causality Scale: The Development of a Goal Specific Locus of Control Scale.
Lefcourt, Herbert M.; And Others – 1978
The development and validation of the Multidimensional-Multiattributional Causality Scales (MMCS) are described. The scales are distinctive because they measure locus of control specific to two goals--achievement and affiliation. Half of the items concern success, and half concern failure experiences. Results of four validity studies with under…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affiliation Need, Attribution Theory, Females