The way people decide the cause of their own
actions has been shown to be fundamental to their success or failure at
work. Optimistic people attribute their success to themselves whereas
pessimists tend to attribute their failures to themselves. A measurement
of attributional styles predicts occupational success and can therefore
be used in selection and appraisal exercises.
Professor Adrian Furnham of University College London (UCL) is a leading
occupational psychologist with an international reputation. His Occupational
Attributional Style Questionnaire:
is ideal for assessing attributions in the work-place
was first published in 1992.
is psychometrically designed and validated with excellent internal reliability
for an attributional style questionnaire
has been tested internationally
follows a well-known method of assessing attributional style
Use this questionnaire in your research, consultancy and field-work.
You will not find a more respectable questionnaires to measure attributional
style in the work place at a price that is even suitable for the average
undergraduate student project !
