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Concurrent validation of the levels of attribution and change (LAC) scale
Author(s) -
Norcross John C.,
Magaletta Philip R.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(199009)46:5<618::aid-jclp2270460512>3.0.co;2-1
Subject(s) - psychology , concurrent validity , attribution , scale (ratio) , test validity , distress , psychometrics , reliability (semiconductor) , clinical psychology , sample (material) , developmental psychology , social psychology , internal consistency , power (physics) , chemistry , physics , chromatography , quantum mechanics
This study examined the temporal reliability and concurrent validity of the LAC Scale, a multidimensional measure of the loci of causal attributions, in a sample of 95 college students. Test‐retest coefficients for the 10 subscales averaged.78 for a 2‐week interval and.70 for 4 weeks. Six of seven hypotheses related to concurrent validity were supported empirically, including predicted interrelations between the LAC and social desirability, distress severity, psychological‐mindedness scores, and the expanded Attributional Style Questionnaire. It is concluded that the LAC Scale is an internally and temporally reliable instrument that possesses concurrent validity and that measures attributional dimensions largely independent of the ASQ.