We developed the Work Attributional Style Questionnaire to assess one's attributional propensities in work settings. In Study 1, a tendency to attribute positive events to internal, stable, global, and controllable causes was associated with positive work adjustment (i.e., low helplessness and depression). Study 2 revealed similar results; however, a factor structure comprised of only 2 dimensions (controllability/internality and stability/globality) was evident. Attributional style for positive events was a marginally significant predictor of work adjustment in Study 2. When fitted to Study 1 data, the revised Study 2 model fit the data well. Positive attributional style was a significant predictor of work adjustment and negative attributional style was marginally significant.
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