Attributional Style Questionnaire (ASQ) Test
Understand how you explain life events and spot optimism or pessimism patterns in about 9 minutes. With 48 items, it delivers clear, actionable insights for counseling and tracking change over time.
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15.7
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11 — 20.3
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Summary of Positive Events (SoPE)
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10
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Summary of adverse events (Soae)
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I am success (Ias)
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Breadth of Success (BoS)
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The Extent of Failure (TEoF)
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Time of Failures (ToF)
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6
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What does this questionnaire measure?
It assesses habitual ways of explaining why positive and negative events happen. It focuses on whether causes are seen as stable or changeable, broad or situation-specific, and personal or external.
What is the format of the questionnaire?
It presents brief life scenarios and asks for ratings about the likely cause of each outcome. Responses are given on fixed rating scales.
How long does it take to complete and how many items are included?
Completion typically takes about 9 minutes. The questionnaire contains 48 items.
How should responses be completed?
Answer based on the first explanation that seems most likely, even if other explanations are possible. Use the full range of the rating scales when appropriate.
How are results used and what are the limits of interpretation?
Results describe attribution patterns linked to motivation, stress response, and vulnerability to low mood, and they may be used for screening or progress monitoring. They do not provide a standalone clinical diagnosis and should be interpreted in context.
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Attributional Style Questionnaire (ASQ) Test
This measure assesses an individual’s characteristic patterns of causal explanation for positive and negative life events. The Attributional Style Questionnaire (ASQ) presents a set of brief scenarios and asks respondents to generate and rate perceived causes across common attributional dimensions (e.g., internality, stability, and globality). It includes 48 items and typically takes about 9 minutes to complete.
Developed by C. S. Peterson and J. P. Semmel, the Attributional Style Questionnaire (ASQ) is used in clinical and research settings to characterize explanatory style and related cognitive vulnerability patterns. Results are commonly interpreted to inform case conceptualization and to support monitoring of cognitive change over time when used alongside other assessment data.
Author: C. S. Peterson, J. P. Semmel, m-e-p-seligman
Literature: Peterson, C., Semmel, A., von Baeyer, C., Abramson, L. Y., Metalsky, G. I., & Seligman, M. E. P. The attributional style questionnaire. Cognitive Therapy and Research. 1982.; Carver, C. S., & Scheier, M. F. Optimism, coping, and health: Assessment and implications of generalized outcome expectancies. Health Psychology. 1985.; Seligman, M. E. P. Learned optimism: How to change your mind and your life. Knopf. 1991.
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