Scoring Key Child’s Attributional Style Questionnaire

1-point answers
1a 2b 3b 4a 5b 6a 7b 8 b 9b 10b 11a 12a 13a 14b 15b 16a 17a 18a 19b 20b 21b 22a 23a 24b 25b
26a 27b 28b 29b 30a 31b 32b 33a 34a 35a 36b 37b 38a 39a 40a 41b 42b 43a 44a 45b 46a 47a
48a
PMB=13, 18, 24, 28, 31, 33, 35, 36 Permanent Bad Events
PMG= 5, 9, 23, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43 Permanent Good Events
PVB= 12, 15, 20, 21, 27, 46, 47, 48 Pervasive Bad Events
Total PMB + PVB=HoB Hopelessness score
PSB= 6, 7, 10, 11, 14, 26, 29, 38 Personal Bad events
PSG= 2, 4, 8, 16, 19, 22, 44, 45 Personal Good Events
PMB + PVB + PSG=Total G Good Events
G-B= Overall score Overall

Girls:
Score Value Interpretation
PMB (permanent bad events) <1.5 Optimistic Is resilient, comes back for
more
1.5 - 4.0 Average Becomes demoralized briefly
>4.0 Pessimistic Collapses after setbacks,
brittle
PVB (pervasive bad events) <1.5 Optimistic Does not generalize setbacks
1.50 – 4.0 Average
>4.0 Pessimistic Becomes generally helpless,
catastrophizes
PSB (personal bad events) <1.5 Optimistic Blames others, has high self
esteem
1.5 - 4.0 Average
>4.0 Pessimistic Blames self, feels guilty, has
low self-esteem
PMG (permanent good >6.0 Optimistic Is energized by success
events)
3.0-6.0 Average Can take advantage of
success
<3.0 Pessimistic Is de-energized by success
PVG (pervasive good events) >6.0 Optimistic Successes generalize widely
3.0-6.0 Average
<3.0 Pessimistic Successes evaporate
PSG (personal good events) >6.0 Optimistic Glories in success

HoB (Hopelessness bad
events)
Total B (bad events)
6.25 – 8.10 Average
Total G (good events)
12.84 – 15.27 Average
Boys:
Score
PMB (permanent bad events)
PVB (pervasive bad events)
1.50 – 4.0 Average
PSB (personal bad events)
PMG (permanent good
events)
PVG (pervasive good events)
PSG (personal good events)
HoB (Hopelessness bad
events)
3.0-6.0 Average Takes credit readily
<3.0 Pessimistic Resists credit taking
<3.0 Optimistic Is resilient and upbeat
3.0-8.0 Average
>8.0 Pessimistic Brittle, catastrophizes
<6.25 Optimistic Is almost invulnerable to
depression
Is somewhat depressive
>8.10 Pessimistic Is at marked risk for
depression
>15.27 Optimistic Is active, success prone
<12.84 Pessimistic Is passive, failure prone
Value Interpretation
<1.5 Optimistic Is resilient, comes back for
more
1.5 - 4.0 Average Becomes demoralized briefly
>4.0 Pessimistic Collapses after setbacks,
brittle
<1.5 Optimistic Does not generalize setbacks
>4.0 Pessimistic Becomes generally helpless,
catastrophizes
<1.5 Optimistic Blames others, has high self
esteem
1.5 - 4.0 Average
>4.0 Pessimistic Blames self, feels guilty, has
low self-esteem
>6.0 Optimistic Is energized by success
3.0-6.0 Average Can take advantage of
success
<3.0 Pessimistic Is de-energized by success
>6.0 Optimistic Successes generalize widely
3.0-6.0 Average
<3.0 Pessimistic Successes evaporate
>6.0 Optimistic Glories in success
3.0-6.0 Average Takes credit readily
<3.0 Pessimistic Resists credit taking
<3.0 Optimistic Is resilient and upbeat
 3.0-8.0 Average
>8.0 Pessimistic Brittle, catastrophizes
Total B (bad events) <7.26 Optimistic Is almost invulnerable to
depression
7.26-10.0 Average Is somewhat depressive
>10.0 Pessimistic Is at marked risk for
depression
Total G (good events) >15.0 Optimistic Is active, success prone
12.5 – 15.0 Average
<12.5 Pessimistic Is passive, failure prone