title: The relationship between illness attributions and attributional style in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the relationship between illness attributions and general attributional style in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS).
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants with CFS answered questions on their explanation for their illness and completed the Attributional Style Questionnaire (parallel form).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the participants, 58.3% attributed their illness to predominantly physical factors. A significant relationship was found between the presence of a self-serving attributional style and illness attributions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Illness attributions were associated with an individual's general attributional style. It is suggested that illness attributions may be less important with regards prognosis than, for example, other variables which influence a person's general view of the world.
authors.affiliation: Sub-Department of Clinical Health Psychology, University College London, UK. c.creswell@ucl.ac.uk
authors.forename: Cathy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Creswell
authors.forename: Trudie
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chalder
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D015673:Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires