The revised Causal Dimension Scale
A confirmatory factor analysis with Hong Kong students
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9615306 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Watkins (0000-0002-3930-5990), D Neil Watkins (0000-0001-8218-4920, University of Hong Kong, corresponding author), Christopher Cheng (0000-0002-2003-8052), Christopher H K Cheng (0000-0002-8737-2389, City University of Hong Kong) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 249-252 |
| Publication date | 1995-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Educational Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-0998 • E-ISSN: 2044-8279 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.2044-8279.1995.tb01146.x |
| OpenAlex | W2082120349 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
The Causal Dimension Scale II (CDS II) is a conceptually important instrument for attribution research as it taps directly the subjects' own views of the dimensions underlying their causal ascriptions. However, this research based on the responses of 167 Hong Kong tertiary students to the CDS II indicates that the internal consistency reliability of the External Control scale is of doubtful adequacy and that the best fitting model combines the Locus and Personal Control scales. It is suggested that this latter finding may be due to cultural differences in causal attributions rather than a failing of the CDS II itself
Attribution · Causal model · Confirmatory factor analysis · Consistency (knowledge bases) · Developmental psychology · Dimension (graph theory) · Internal consistency · Locus of control · Psychometrics · Reliability (semiconductor) · Scale (ratio) · Statistics · Structural equation modeling · Mathematics · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.07 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1996 - 1997 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |