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Helping and Coping Attributions: Development of the Attribution of Problem Cause and Solution Scale

Medical College of Georgia, lstepleman{at}mail.mcg.edu

Maria U.A. Darcy

Arizona State University

Terence J.G. Tracey

Arizona State University

A measure of Brickman, Rabinowitz, Karuza, Cohn, and Kidder’s structure of helping and coping orientations was developed, and its relation to a variety of counseling variables was investigated. A sample of 202 college students completed the Attribution of Problem Cause and Solution Scale (APCSS), an additional measure of attribution, and measures of coping and self-efficacy. The findings indicate that scores obtained using the APCSS have sound reliability and factor structure and are related to coping style and self-efficacy in the hypothesized manners. The APCSS has clinical implications with regard to client problem-solving efficacy and preferred means of coping.

Key Words: helping and coping attributions • causal attributions • solution attributions • attribution assessment

Educational and Psychological Measurement, Vol. 65, No. 3, 525-542 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/0013164404272490


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