A sample of 76 college students was administered the Multidimensional-Multiattributional Causality Scale (MMCS). Most of the 3-item subscales had adequate reliabilities. A factor analysis of theintercorrelations of responses revealed three pure factors andthree ambiguous factors. These results provide partial support forthe reliability and factorial validity of the MMCS.
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