Attributions of Responsibility for Memory Problems in Older and Younger Adults

McCracken, Janet E.; Hayes, Jeffrey A.; Dell, Don M.

doi:10.1002/j.1556-6676.1997.tb02354.x

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“…Michlitsch and Frankel found support for the four-factor structure of the 25 rationally derived items. Internal consistency for the subscales has been found to range from .56 to .86 (McCracken et al, 1997;Michlitsch & Frankel, 1989), which is generally higher than other instruments used to measure Brickman et als theory (cf. Karuza, Zevon, Gleason, Karuza, & Nash, 1990;Tracey, 1988).…”

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“…Unlike other attribution theories, Brickman et als theory accounts for beliefs about not only the cause of a problem but also its solution. Because problem solving is such a central component to counseling, Brickman et als theory has been judged to be important to both the process and the outcome of counseling (Atkinson, Worthington, Dana, & Good, 1991;Endlich, 1989;Karuza, Zevon, Rabinowitz, & Brickman, 1982;McCracken, Hayes, & Dell, 1997;Tracey, 1988;Worthington & Atkinson, 1993, 1996. Brickman et als (1982) theory describes a four-cell taxonomy (i.e., four models) of high and low responsibility attributions for the causes of and solutions to problems.…”

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Depressed Clients' Attributions of Responsibility for the Causes of and Solutions to Their Problems

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2000

Jour of Counseling & Develop

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This study examined the attributions made by depressed clients about responsibility for the causes of and solutions to their problems. A total of 160 university counseling center clients completed the Beck Depression Inventory (A. T. Beck & R. A. Steer, 1987) and instruments measuring attributions of responsibility, internality, stability, and controllability for their problems. Support was obtained for the hypothesis that depressed clients blame themselves more for causing their problems than do nondepressed clients. However, client attributions of responsibility for solving problems were not affected by level of depressive symptoms. Finally, P. Brickman et al.'s (1982) theory of responsibility attributions was found to be modestly related with B. Weiner's (1985) attribution theory.

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Depressed Clients' Attributions of Responsibility for the Causes of and Solutions to Their Problems

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Hayes

2000

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“…Support has been found for the four-factor structure from the 25 rationally derived items. Internal consistency for the subscales has been reported to range from .56 to .86 (McCracken, Hayes, & Dell, 1997;Michlitsch & Frankel, 1989). Wall and Hayes (1999) slightly modified the HCOM to use with clinical populations.…”

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Counselors' Models of Helping: Addressing the Needs of the Culturally Different Client in School Settings

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Nelson

2005

Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development

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This study examined the attributions made by school counselors about responsibility for the causes of and solutions to students' problems. A total of 433 school counselors completed an instrument measuring attributions of responsibility and controllability of student problems. The hypothesis was supported that school counselors' attribution styles differ according to counselor ethnicity.Este estudio examinó las atribuciones hechas por consejeros de escuela acerca de responsabilidad para las causas de y de las soluciones a los problemas de los estudiantes. Un suma de 433 consejeros de la escuela completó un instrumento que mide atribuciones de responsabilidad y la habilidad de controlar los problemas de los estudiantes. La hipótesis se sostuvo que los estilos de atribución de los consejeros de escuela se difieren según el origin étnico del consejero.

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“…For example, elderly subjects using a compensatory model were more likely to seek help from a friend than from a professional (Ray, Racit, & MacLean, 1992). When older and younger subjects' responsibility attributions are compared for the causes and solutions to memory-vs. weight-related problems, older subjects were seen as less responsible for the problem and solution of a memory problem, but not for help seekers with a weight problem (McCracken, Hayes, & Dell, 1997). The study also found that the basic factor structure of problem and solution responsibility supported the four categories.…”

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Marketing psychological services: Using client problem and solution perceptions to design help offering promotional appeals

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2001

Psychol. Mark.

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This article presents a model for segmenting potential clients for behaviorally related services such as psychotherapy, related mental health services, and medical conditions requiring significant behavioral action and compliance such as hypertension and diabetes. The model groups potential clients and caregivers as having beliefs about whether clients are responsible for their problems and responsible for their problem's solutions. Different clients' beliefs are shown to result in different social marketing promotional strategies whose goal is to foster timely and appropriate help seeking. The model is used to show the potential interactions between problem and solution perceptions and the different appeal strategies of problem or solution focus; fear, the credentials of the caregivers; and the use of modeling, shaping, and behaviorally explicit directions. Different appeals' ability to enhance or thwart help seeking is discussed. Implications for future research are given. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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Attributions of Responsibility for Memory Problems in Older and Younger Adults

Cited by 12 publications

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Depressed Clients' Attributions of Responsibility for the Causes of and Solutions to Their Problems

Depressed Clients' Attributions of Responsibility for the Causes of and Solutions to Their Problems

Counselors' Models of Helping: Addressing the Needs of the Culturally Different Client in School Settings

Marketing psychological services: Using client problem and solution perceptions to design help offering promotional appeals

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