Causal Attribution Scale for Elementary School Students

Authors

  • Evely Boruchovitch Universidade Estadual de Campinas
  • Acácia Aparecida Angeli dos Santos Universidade São Francisco

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v19i3.35635

Keywords:

causal attribution, basic education, instrument construction

Abstract

The aim of this paper was to examine the psychometric properties of a causal attribution scale for
school success and failure for basic education students. The scale was constructed based on the
Attribution Theory. It was originally composed of 55 Likert scale items with three options related to
locus and controllability causal dimensions. It was applied in a sample of 668 basic education
students. The factor analysis revealed the good functioning of 35 items and identified a two-factor
structure: fator 1 causes for failure and factor 2 causes for success. Its internal consistency was
assessed by Cronbach Alpha and was, respectively, 0,91 for the total scale, 0,92 for factor 1 and 0,83
for factor 2. The total variance explained was 29,03%. It is the hope that the scale can be useful for
researchers and educators.

Author Biographies

Evely Boruchovitch, Universidade Estadual de Campinas

Evely Boruchovitch é psicóloga pela Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Ph.D em Educação pela University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Professora titular do Departamento de Psicologia Educacional da Faculdade de Educação da Universidade Estadual de Campinas-Unicamp, Membro do Grupo de Estudos e Pesquisas em Psicopedagogia (Gepesp) da Unicamp. Bolsista de Produtividade do CNPq. E-mail: evely@unicamp.br

 

Acácia Aparecida Angeli dos Santos, Universidade São Francisco

Acácia Aparecida Angeli dos Santos. Psicóloga. Doutora em Psicologia Escolar e do Desenvolvimento Humana pelo Instituto de Psicologia da USP. Professora Titular da Universidade São Francisco, Membro do Laboratório de Avaliação em Pesquisa Educacional da Pós-Graduação Stricto Sensu em Psicologia da USF. Bolsista de Produtividade do CNPq. E-mail: acacia.angeli@gmail.com

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Published

2016-11-09

How to Cite

Boruchovitch, E., & Santos, A. A. A. dos. (2016). Causal Attribution Scale for Elementary School Students. Interação Em Psicologia, 19(3). https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v19i3.35635

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 3 (2015)

Section

Research Reports

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