TY - JOUR
T1 - The revised Causal Dimension Scale
T2 - a confirmatory factor analysis with Hong Kong students
AU - Watkins, David
AU - Cheng, Christopher
PY - 1995/6
Y1 - 1995/6
N2 - The Causal Dimension Scale II (CDS II) is a conceptually important instrument for attribution research as it taps directly the subjects' own views of the dimensions underlying their causal ascriptions. However, this research based on the responses of 167 Hong Kong tertiary students to the CDS II indicates that the internal consistency reliability of the External Control scale is of doubtful adequacy and that the best fitting model combines the Locus and Personal Control scales. It is suggested that this latter finding may be due to cultural differences in causal attributions rather than a failing of the CDS II itself. 1995 The British Psychological Society
AB - The Causal Dimension Scale II (CDS II) is a conceptually important instrument for attribution research as it taps directly the subjects' own views of the dimensions underlying their causal ascriptions. However, this research based on the responses of 167 Hong Kong tertiary students to the CDS II indicates that the internal consistency reliability of the External Control scale is of doubtful adequacy and that the best fitting model combines the Locus and Personal Control scales. It is suggested that this latter finding may be due to cultural differences in causal attributions rather than a failing of the CDS II itself. 1995 The British Psychological Society
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U2 - 10.1111/j.2044-8279.1995.tb01146.x
DO - 10.1111/j.2044-8279.1995.tb01146.x
M3 - RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal
SN - 0007-0998
VL - 65
SP - 249
EP - 252
JO - British Journal of Educational Psychology
JF - British Journal of Educational Psychology
IS - 2
ER -