Traffic locus of control scale – Romanian version: Psychometric properties and relations to the driver’s personality, risk perception, and driving behavior

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 ◽  
pp. 131-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cornelia Măirean ◽  
Grigore M. Havârneanu ◽  
Simona A. Popușoi ◽  
Corneliu-Eugen Havârneanu
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Driving Behavior ◽  
Control Scale

Psychometric Properties of the Brazilian Health Locus of Control Scale

1994 ◽  
Vol 75 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Paine ◽  
Luiz Pasquali ◽  
Eduardo de São Paulo ◽  
Ana Lúcia P. Bianchi ◽  
Andrea C. Solha
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Middle Class ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Social Learning Theory ◽  
Health Locus Of Control ◽  
Brazilian Portuguese ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Health Related Behaviors ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Multidimensional Health

Based on social learning theory, the construct of health locus of control has proven valuable in predicting a wide variety of health-related behaviors. In studying this concept among Brazilians, the psychometric properties of the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale translated into Brazilian Portuguese were investigated in a sample of 280 middle-class persons. Three types of health locus of control were verified, internal, powerful others, and chance. Further refinement of subscales is needed to improve internal consistency reliabilities.

The Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale: Psychometric Properties and Form Equivalence

2015 ◽  
Vol 116 (3) ◽  
pp. 889-913 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas P. Ross ◽  
Lisa Thomson Ross ◽  
Stephen D. Short ◽  
Shayla Cataldo
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Health Locus Of Control ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Multidimensional Health

Daydreaming: A Measurable Concept

1979 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 347-353 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary Cundiff ◽  
Steven R. Gold
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Beck Depression Inventory ◽  
Visual Imagery ◽  
Control Scale

Research has been reported which supports the psychometric properties of the Imaginal Processes Inventory. The purpose was to confirm and extend this research as well as investigate the interrelationships between daydreaming and depression, locus of control, and visual imagery. This inventory (7 scales), Beck Depression Inventory, Rotter Locus of Control Scale (I-E), and Gordon's Test of Visual Imagery Control were administered to 100 female undergraduates. A sample of 39 subjects were retested on the scales an average of 6.8 wk. after the first administration. Correlations with Imaginal Processes inventory and test-retest data were consistent with Giambra's (1977) findings for males and support the reliability and generalizability of the scores. Other results include significant intercorrelations between the various scales of this inventory and the others. Implications for an understanding of the process of depression are discussed.

Prisoners and Locus of Control: Initial Assessments of a Specific Scale

1992 ◽  
Vol 70 (2) ◽  
pp. 523-530 ◽  
Author(s):  
David N. Pugh
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Control Measure ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Important Relationship ◽  
Prison Environment ◽  
Further Development ◽  
Specific Scale

The relatively few studies conducted with prisoners' locus of control suggest an important relationship between locus of control and prisoners' adjustment. However, one obstacle to further development of this knowledge is lack of appropriate measurement. This paper is an account of initial assessments conducted with a locus of control measure specific to the prison environment. All tests support the reliability and validity of the scale. Results of the assessments also indicate changes which should be made to improve the psychometric properties of the scale. Further assessments will need to be conducted after the instrument is revised. Use of the Prison Locus of Control scale should facilitate and lend accuracy to research with prisoners. The scale items are provided.

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