Spheres of Control Scale (SOC-3)
Psychology: Personality1 sample item
About this scale
Sometimes you may feel you can influence the way things go, that is, you feel in control. But other times you may feel that you have no control on how things go, that is, you feel out of control. For example, you might be organising a party, but whenever you try to do something, your friends or your parents take over and make all the decisions.
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Notes
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Source & citation
Paulhus, D.L., & Van Selst, M. (1990). The Spheres of Control scale: Ten years of research. Personality and Individual Differences, 11, 1029-1036. | Spittal, M.J., Siegert, R.J., McClure, J.L., & Walkey, F.H. (2002). The Spheres of Control scale: the identification of a clear, replicable three-factor structure. Personality and Individual Differences, 32, 121-131. | J.B. Rotter. (1966). Generalized expectancies for internal versus external control of reinforcement. Psychological Monographs, 80 , (1, Whole No. 609). | Webpage with the original scale document. Click here .
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