Dimensional analysis of the Attributional Style Questionnaire: Attributions or outcomes and events.

Abstract
The reformulated model of learned helplessness has been evaluated largely with the Attributional Style Questionnaire (ASQ). However, base on evidence presented in the literature, we have argued that the ASQ measures not three attributional dimensions (i.e., internality, globality, and stability), but two outcome factors and several events factors. Two published subscale correlation matrices were factor analyzed. In addition, ASQ data from 537 high school and college students were collected. A third subscale matrix and three item correlation matrices were derived from these data and the factor analyses. All factor matrices were compared to hypothesized matrices. Our predictions were confirmed. It is argued that there may be little cross-situational consistency in attributional style.

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