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Studies in Psychology
Estudios de Psicología
Volume 13, 1992 - Issue 47
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REVISIONES

Revisión del constructo lugar de control a partir de sus instrumentos de evaluación sobre poblaciones infantiles

A revision of the locus of control construct from the assessment scales for children

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Pages 89-113 | Published online: 29 Apr 2014
 

Resumen

Se realiza una revisión de las principales escalas de evaluación de las Expectativas de Lugar de Control existentes para niños y adolescentes, tanto en lo concerniente a sus características formales como a su fiabilidad y validez de constructo. El objetivo doble que se persigue reside, en primer lugar, en ofrecer una información que permita al lector escoger la escala más apropiada en función de los intereses que persiga. En segundo lugar, analizar el constructo a partir del cumplimiento de las predicciones realizadas por los autores de las mismas. Se discuten, al final, los hallazgos revisados en el contexto de la teoría del Aprendizaje Social y de la naturaleza y capacidad predictiva del constructo.

Abstract

A revision of the main Locus of Control expectancies assessment scales for children and teenagers is carried out concerning their formal charactesristics as well as their reliability and construct validity. There is a double aim in doing this, firstly, an information which allows the reader to choose the most appropriate scale according to their interests is given. Secondly, we analyze the construct from the fulfilment of the predictions made by their authors. Finally, we discuss the findings revised within the Social Learning Theory context. We also discuss the nature and the predictive capacity of the construct.

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