Internal-External Control among South African Students — A Cross-Cultural Study
- 1 June 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in South African Journal of Psychology
- Vol. 9 (3-4) , 145-147
- https://doi.org/10.1177/008124637900900312
Abstract
To investigate the relationship between internal versus external locus of control, sex, and ethnic group membership, three groups of university students (Indians, English-speaking White South Africans and Blacks) were compared on their responses to the Rotter I-E Control Scale. The hypothesis that a belief in internal versus external control is significantly related to ethnic group membership was rejected but it was confirmed for the variable of sex.Keywords
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