An Abbreviated Measure of Internal-External Locus of Control
- 1 August 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Personality Assessment
- Vol. 38 (4) , 369-376
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00223891.1974.10119987
Abstract
An abbreviated scale of internal-external locus of control (I-E) was administered to a national probability sample of 4,330 males ranging from 16 to 26 years of age. Psychometric properties (distributional characteristics, scale reliability, and item-test correlations) of the abbreviated scale were found to be similar to the full 29-item Rotter I-E scale. Comparable factor structures were obtained for both black and white respondents. A significant race difference indicated that blacks gave more external responses than whites.Keywords
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