The Reliability and Construct Validity of the Multidimensional-Multiattributional Causality Scale
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The reliability and factorial validity of the Multidimensional-Multiattributional Causality Scale (MMCS) was examined for 350 community college students in a large, urban, multi-campus system. A principal components analysis of the intercorrelation matrix of the 24 item responses indicated seven interpretable factors. The attributions of ability, effort, context, and luck emerged as well as distinctions between attributions related to academic success or failure. Generally, the evidence supported the factorial validity of the MMCS. Several limitations of the scale are noted.
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The MMCS has shown strong reliability and validity in various studies.
“The MMCS has shown strong reliability and validity in various studies (30).”
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- Authors
- Powers, S., & Rossman, M. H.
- Affiliations
- Tucson Unified School District (US)
- Arizona State University (US)
- Venue
- Educational and Psychological Measurement
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 1983-12
- Volume
- 43
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 1227-1231
- ISSN
- 0013-1644 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-3888
- OpenAlex
- W2010902493
- Cited by
- 19
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2016: 1
- FWCI
- 4.78
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Educational and Psychological Measurement (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Psychological Testing and Assessment
- Keywords
- causal attribution, attribution theory, academic success and failure, ability attribution, effort attribution, scale reliability, factorial validity, community college students
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