Causal Attributions of Depression

Reliability of the “Causal Dimension Scale” in Research on Clinical Inference

Bibliographic Data

ID13654292
AuthorsIvo L Abraham (Case Western Reserve University), Ivo Abraham (0000-0002-5224-4977, Case Western Reserve University, corresponding author)
Year1985
Volume56
Issue2
Pages415-418
Publication date1985-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2466/pr0.1985.56.2.415
PMID4001248
OpenAlexW2158157887
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited2

This article presents estimates of internal consistency for the Causal Dimension Scale, recently developed to measure causal attributions in terms of attributions of locus, stability, and controllability of the causes. In a study of the clinical inference of depression, alpha coefficients ranging from .68 to .96 were noted for the whole test and the subscales. The scale may prove helpful in the study of causal attributions about the mental health of others

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