Development and Validation of the Safety Locus of Control Scale
- 1 August 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Perceptual and Motor Skills
- Vol. 61 (1) , 151-161
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pms.1985.61.1.151
Abstract
The Safety Locus of Control Scale was designed to predict employees' accidents and injuries. Internal scorers think they should assume personal responsibility for their safety, and they believe they can take preventive steps to avoid accidents. External scorers assume little personal responsibility for prevention of accidents. Instead, they place more blame on factors outside their control, such as luck or chance. This study showed that the safety scale was effective in differentiating between groups with varying accident histories, which supports the criterion-related validity of the scale.This publication has 15 references indexed in Scilit:
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