Abstract
A measure of Brickman, Rabinowitz, Karuza, Cohn, and Kidder's structure of helping and coping orientations was developed, and its relation to a variety of counseling variables was investigated. A sample of 202 college students completed the Attribution of Problem Cause and Solution Scale (APCSS), an additional measure of attribution, and measures of coping and self-efficacy. The findings indicate that scores obtained using the APCSS have sound reliability and factor structure and are related to coping style and self-efficacy in the hypothesized manners. The APCSS has clinical implications with regard to client problem-solving efficacy and preferred means of coping.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 525-542 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | Educational and Psychological Measurement |
Volume | 65 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2005 |
Keywords
- Attribution assessment
- Causal attributions
- Helping and coping attributions
- Solution attributions
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Education
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Applied Psychology
- Applied Mathematics