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Journal of Personality Assessment Volume 38, 1974 - Issue 4
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An Abbreviated Measure of Internal-External Locus of Control

Gopal K. Valecha King's College, USA; Indian Institute of Management, Andree Road-Langford Road Junction, Bangalore, India, 560027
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Thomas M. Ostrom Ohio State University, USA
Pages 369-376 | Received 04 Jan 1973, Published online: 16 Nov 2010
 
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Summary

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.

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