Validation of the Cardiac Self-Blame Attributions (CSBA) Scale and Its Relationship to Cardiac Rehabilitation Outcomes Among Underrepresented Patients with Cardiovascular Disease

Exploratory factor analysis examined the Cardiac Self-Blame Attribution (CSBA) scale among 121 underrepresented patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD). Results yielded two factors representing behavioral and characterological self-blame, supporting structural validity of CSBA scores from underrepresented patients with CVD. However, there was no evidence for predictive validity regarding cardiac rehabilitation outcomes.