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Hubley, Anita M.; Zumbo, Bruno D. – Social Indicators Research, 2011
The vast majority of measures have, at their core, a purpose of personal and social change. If test developers and users want measures to have personal and social consequences and impact, then it is critical to consider the consequences and side effects of measurement in the validation process itself. The consequential basis of test interpretation…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Social Change, Measurement, Test Interpretation
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Higgins, N. C.; Zumbo, Bruno D.; Hay, Jana L. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1999
Confirmatory factor analysis of data from 1,346 respondents to the Attributional Style Questionnaire (ASQ) (C. Peterson and others, 1982) reveals that adequate fit is provided by a three-factor attributional style model that includes context-dependent item sets. Results suggest that there is no such thing as a nonsituational attributional style.…
Descriptors: Adults, Attribution Theory, Construct Validity, Context Effect