TY - JOUR
T1 - Alternative approaches for conceptualizing children's attributional styles and their associations with depressive symptoms.
AU - Lewis, Stephen P.
AU - Waschbusch, Daniel A.
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - This study examined whether two attribution frameworks relate to each other and to depressive symptoms in children. The first framework used a composite of stable/unstable, global/specific, and internal/external attributions for positive and negative events. The second framework used ability, effort, task difficulty, and luck attributions for positive and negative events. Participants were 185 elementary school children aged 8-12 years old. Results showed that the attribution approaches were significantly but modestly related, indicating that they are separate yet related constructs. Ability and task difficulty shared a high association, indicating that children may view them similarly. Results also showed that both approaches were significantly associated with depressive symptoms, even after taking the other into account. These findings suggest both attribution frameworks are useful for understanding childhood depression. (c) 2007 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
AB - This study examined whether two attribution frameworks relate to each other and to depressive symptoms in children. The first framework used a composite of stable/unstable, global/specific, and internal/external attributions for positive and negative events. The second framework used ability, effort, task difficulty, and luck attributions for positive and negative events. Participants were 185 elementary school children aged 8-12 years old. Results showed that the attribution approaches were significantly but modestly related, indicating that they are separate yet related constructs. Ability and task difficulty shared a high association, indicating that children may view them similarly. Results also showed that both approaches were significantly associated with depressive symptoms, even after taking the other into account. These findings suggest both attribution frameworks are useful for understanding childhood depression. (c) 2007 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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U2 - 10.1002/da.20322
DO - 10.1002/da.20322
M3 - Article
C2 - 17614299
AN - SCOPUS:62149116603
SN - 1091-4269
VL - 25
SP - E37-E46
JO - Depression and anxiety
JF - Depression and anxiety
IS - 9
ER -