Locus of control (Rotter, 1966)
Psychology: Personality1 sample item
About this scale
Locus of control is an important concept in various areas of psychology. It refers to the degree to which a person believes that he or she can influence his or her live through his/her own actions. In other words, to what degree does someone believe to be in control. The first Locus of Control test was developed by one of the most cited psychologists, namely the late Julian Rotter . It is a forced choice list of statements. There are many other tests, but
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Source & citation
J.B. Rotter. (1966). Generalized expectancies for internal versus external control of reinforcement. Psychological Monographs, 80 , (1, Whole No. 609). | Judge, T. A., Erez, A., Bono, J. E., & Thoresen, C. J. (2002). Are measures of self-esteem, neuroticism, locus of control, and generalized self-efficacy indicators of a common core construct? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 83 , 693-710.
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