Estudio de la validez de la versión española del Cuestionario de Estilo Atribucional ante Situaciones Negativas

  1. Sanjuán Suárez, Pilar
  2. Magallares Sanjuán, Alejandro
  3. González García, José Luis
  4. Pérez García, Ana María
Revista:
Revista de psicopatología y psicología clínica

ISSN: 1136-5420

Ano de publicación: 2013

Volume: 18

Número: 1

Páxinas: 61-71

Tipo: Artigo

Outras publicacións en: Revista de psicopatología y psicología clínica

Resumo

Negative explanatory style, defined as the tendency to explain negative events with internal, stable and global causes, has been associated with different negative emotions such as depression. For its assessment most studies employed the Attributional Style Questionnaire (ASQ; Peterson et al, 1982). The objective of the current study was to analyze the construct and criterion validity of the Spanish version of the ASQ for negative situations. The results of a confirmatory factor analysis with data of 815 subjects showed that the questionnaire items fit a three-factor model, corresponding to three interrelated attributional dimensions. Moreover, both the attributional dimensions as well as a negative explanatory style correlated positively with depression and negative affect, and negatively with positive affect. According to these results, it is concluded that the questionnaire is valid and can be used with confidence.

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