Validity and utility of the attributional style construct at a moderate level of specificity.

The validity aDd utility of attributional style bas been questioned in recent years. Major criticisms are that attributional style is not cross-sitUationally consistent, is not measured appfq)riately, bas little construc:t validity, aDd contributes little to the prediction of important social behaviors. This article examines these issues with data primarily related to the SCYera1different attributional style measures found in ADdenOD's Attributional Style ,. T1 1r.~t Tests. We examined previously publisbed aDd new data. The results show evidenc:c of c:oD~t and discriminant validity for attribu. tional styles aS8eSIIedat an intermediate leYel of specificity. Aba, attributional style effects were as