TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1982//
TI  - Attributional styles for helplessness and depression: The importance of sex and situational context
JO  - Sex roles
A1  - Berndt, Sheila
A1  - Berndt, David
A1  - Kaiser, Charles
SP  - 433
EP  - 441
VL  - 8
IS  - 4
N2  - Differences between the sexes in attributions for positive and negative outcomes in either affiliative or achievement situations were examined using the Attributional Style Questionnaire (ASQ). Separate regression analyses for each sex related the ASQ to a measure of helplessness and the Beck Depression Inventory. No differences were noted for attributions to internality or stability; however, females attributed more global causality to positive outcome affiliative situations and negative outcome achievement situations. Regression analyses failed to support the helplessness attributional model of depression. No ratings on the ASQ predicted depression for males; furthermore, for females, only the internal/external dimension was relevant, moderated by both outcome and type of situation. Sex differences were discussed in light of the higher incidence of depression among females.<p /> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0360-0025
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00287282
ID  - ref1
ER  -