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Attributional Style for Successes and Failures Questionnaire (STONE-10) Test

In 4 minutes, see how you explain wins and setbacks and how controllable the causes feel. Get clear, practical insight for coaching, motivation, and stress resilience in just 20 items.
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October 2, 2025
October 2, 2025
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How the Scales are Structured
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20/30
Globality of Failures (GoF)
Measures how strongly a person tends to view failures as global and spilling over into many areas of life.
Specific
Somewhat global
Highly global
5 – 15: Specific | 16 – 27: Somewhat global | 28 – 30: Highly global
A score of 20 falls in the “Somewhat global” range, suggesting a tendency to generalize setbacks beyond the immediate situation at times.
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13/30
Stability of Failures (SoF)
Measures the tendency to explain failures as caused by stable, enduring factors rather than temporary, changeable ones.
Low stability attribution
Moderate stability attribution
High stability attribution
5 – 14: Low stability attribution | 15 – 24: Moderate stability attribution | 25 – 30: High stability attribution
A score of 13 falls in the Low stability attribution range, suggesting failures are more often viewed as temporary and potentially manageable rather than permanent.
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19/30
Globality of Successes (GoS)
Measures how strongly a person tends to view their successes as global and influencing many areas of life.
Situational view of success
Moderately global success
Highly global success
5 – 15: Situational view of success | 16 – 26: Moderately global success | 27 – 30: Highly global success
A score of 19 suggests a moderate tendency to generalize positive outcomes across different life domains, reflecting a balanced optimistic interpretation of achievements.
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21/30
Stability of Successes (SoS)
Measures how strongly a person tends to explain successes as driven by stable, consistent causes over time.
Less stable success attribution
Moderately stable success attribution
Highly stable success attribution
5 – 18: Less stable success attribution | 19 – 24: Moderately stable success attribution | 25 – 30: Highly stable success attribution
A score of 21 falls in the moderately stable range, suggesting you often view successes as linked to fairly consistent factors, supporting an optimistic explanatory style.
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Who Usually Takes This Test?
Self-improvement seekers
41%OF USERS
People who want to understand whether they credit successes to stable, controllable factors and see failures as temporary and manageable.
Clients in counseling
34%OF USERS
People working through stress, low mood, or motivation issues who want a clearer picture of how they explain setbacks and achievements.
Coaches and HR trainees
25%OF USERS
Participants in coaching, training, or workplace development who need quick feedback on their explanatory style to set more effective goals.
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The Vastness of Failures (TVoF)
Average
16.7
Normal range
13.3 — 20.1
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30
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The Stability of Failures (TSoF)
Average
20.4
Normal range
17.1 — 23.8
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30
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The Scale of Achievements (TSoA)
Average
22
Normal range
18.4 — 25.7
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5
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30
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Stability of Success (SoS)
Average
11.6
Normal range
7.5 — 15.7
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5
max.
30
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What does this test measure?
It assesses how successes and failures are explained, with a focus on perceived controllability and stability of causes. It provides separate scores for explanations of positive and negative events.
What types of situations are included?
Items describe achievement-related outcomes and interpersonal difficulties. Each situation is rated based on how the cause is viewed.
How is this different from other attribution questionnaires?
It evaluates controllability instead of whether the cause is internal or external. This supports interpretation of how changeable the situation is perceived to be.
How long does it take and how many items are there?
Estimated completion time is about 4 minutes. The questionnaire contains 20 items.
How should responses be selected?
Choose the option that best matches the typical explanation, not an ideal one. Answer all items using the same rating approach.
WHAT THE TEST MEASURES
About This Assessment

Attributional Style for Successes and Failures Questionnaire (STONE-10) Test

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This questionnaire assesses how individuals explain positive and negative life events, with attention to the perceived controllability of causes. The Attributional Style for Successes and Failures Questionnaire (STONE-10) is intended to characterize patterns of attribution that may be relevant to coping, motivation, and responses to interpersonal or achievement-related situations. It contains 20 items and takes about 4 minutes to complete.

Items present brief scenarios involving successes and setbacks, and respondents indicate how they would typically interpret the outcomes. The measure emphasizes controllability rather than internality, supporting clinical formulation around perceived influence over outcomes and expectations for change. The Attributional Style for Successes and Failures Questionnaire (STONE-10) has been attributed to C. S. Dweck, M. E. P. Seligman, and B. Weiner.

Author: B. Weiner, C. S. Dweck, 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.; Buchanan, G. M., & Seligman, M. E. P. Explanatory style. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. 1995.
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