Locus of Control in Blind Children

1965 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 257-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shirley L. Land ◽  
Shalom E. Vineberg
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Internal Control ◽  
Construct Validation ◽  
Valid Measure ◽  
Older Children ◽  
Validation Data ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Mental Age ◽  
Blind Children ◽  
Personality Construct

This investigation was designed to gather construct validation data for a much used test of a promising new personality construct. The Bialer-Cromwell Children's Locus of Control Scale was administered to 54 blind children and sighted children matched for mental age. The results indicated that blind children scored lower for internal control than sighted children; younger children scored lower than older children on the same trait. The scale demonstrated itself to be a valid measure of a trait seemingly related to an individual's ability to perceive himself in control of events around him.

Effects of Gender, Age, Locus of Control, and Self-Esteem on Estimates of College Grades

1980 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 831-837 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marilyn A. Borges ◽  
Anne Roth ◽  
George T. Nichols ◽  
Barbara S. Nichols
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Social Desirability ◽  
Internal Control ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Social Desirability Scale ◽  
External Locus ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Course Grades ◽  
College Grades

Test scores of four age-groups (<19, 20—24, 25—34, 35+ yr.) of students ( N = 169) on the Rotter I-E Locus of Control Scale, Coopersmith Self-esteem Inventory, and Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale were correlated with the students' accuracy in estimating their final course grades. Analysis showed that a combination of either high school self-esteem and internal control (females, 35+ yr. of age) or low school self-esteem and an external locus of control (18- and 19-yr.-old males) were associated with similar unrealistic estimates of classroom grades.

Neuroticism and Levenson's Locus of Control Scale

1979 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 153-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Morelli ◽  
Herb Krotinger ◽  
Sharon Moore
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Internal Control ◽  
Personality Inventory ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Eysenck Personality Inventory

The relation between the scores on the Eysenck Personality Inventory and Levenson's Locus of Control scale was investigated among 67 undergraduate students. As expected, no relation between Extraversion and Leven-son's three scales was found, but Neuroticism was significantly related to internal control (—.27) and chance (.34) scales.

Construct Validation of the Personal and Sociopolitical Dimensions of Rotter's Internal-External Locus of Control Scale

1978 ◽  
Vol 42 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1259-1263 ◽  
Author(s):  
David John Berndt
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Construct Validation ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Political Activity ◽  
External Locus ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
External Locus Of Control

The construct validity of two dimensions of the Rotter Internal-External Locus of Control Scale was investigated. Subjects (102 females and 63 males) completed measures of state and trait depression, a political activity inventory, and the locus of control scale. While the sociopolitical cluster of items showed evidence of construct validity, the personal cluster was not construct-validated. The need was stressed for further investigation of the validity of dimensions of locus of control.

scholarly journals Locus of control and involvement in videogaming

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (7) ◽  
pp. 1613-1635 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanne Lloyd ◽  
Sally Frost ◽  
Ignas Kuliesius ◽  
Claire Jones
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Internal Control ◽  
Real World ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Personal Control ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
External Locus ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
The Real ◽  
Problematic Gaming

An external locus of control (feeling low personal control over one’s life) has been linked with excessive/addictive behaviours, including problematic videogaming. The current study sought to determine whether this is driven by the opportunity for greater control over one’s environment within a videogame. Participants ( n = 252, 59% males) completed a traditional locus of control scale, alongside a modified version assessing in-game feelings of control. Multiple linear regression analyses indicated that feeling less under the control of powerful others in-game than in the real world was a significant predictor of gaming frequency (standardised β = .31, p < .0005), while feeling comparatively more internal control in-game than in real life significantly predicted problematic gaming (standardised β = .17, p = .02). This demonstrates that locus of control in-game can diverge from that experienced in the real world, and the degree of divergence could be a risk factor for frequent and/or problematic gaming in some individuals.

SOCIOMETRIC STATUS, DEPRESSION, AND LOCUS OF CONTROL AMONG TURKISH EARLY ADOLESCENTS

2007 ◽  
Vol 35 (10) ◽  
pp. 1405-1414 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alim Kaya
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Internal Control ◽  
Early Adolescents ◽  
Sociometric Status ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Children's Depression Inventory ◽  
Classification Procedure ◽  
Children’S Depression ◽  
Depression Level

In this study, locus of control and depression levels of early adolescents (N = 409) with different sociometric status were examined. Sociometric status was determined using the classic sociometric classification procedure as described by Coie, Dodge, and Coppotelli (1982). Students completed the Children's Depression Inventory and the Nowicki-Strickland Locus of Control Scale. Findings showed that locus of control and depression level of students differed according to sociometric status. Subjects classified as popular and controversial, have much more internal control than those of any other sociometric status and the neglected and rejected students tend to display more depressive symptoms than those of any other sociometric status.

Internal-External Locus of Control, Power and Political Participation

1985 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 835-843 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iva Ellen Deutchman
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Political Participation ◽  
Internal Control ◽  
External Locus ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Control Power ◽  
Power Drive ◽  
External Locus Of Control ◽  
Sphere Of Influence ◽  
Participation Index

Rotter's 1966 Internal-External Locus of Control Scale (I-E) was administered to 20 men and 24 women, along with new projective techniques to measure power behavior and political participation. The power behavior studied included power style, power drive, and power salience. The political participation index was composed of a traditional political participation scale and a Sphere of Influence Profile designed for this study measuring participation in nonpolitical life spheres. Results confirmed previous findings which established a link between internal control and political participation. A further link was established' between power drive and internal control. However, previous work suggesting a relationship between locus of control and power style was not confirmed, and there was no relationship between power salience and locus of control.

Construct Validity of the Nowicki-Strickland Locus of Control Scale for Children

1981 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 427-432 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald W. Belter ◽  
Erwin H. Brinkmann
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Internal Control ◽  
External Control ◽  
School Students ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Control Orientation ◽  
External Sources ◽  
Magical Beliefs ◽  
Relevant Component

Rotter's formulation of locus of control as the attribution of control over reinforcements to oneself (internal control) or to others (external control) is discussed in relation to the individual's belief in such supernatural powers as luck, chance, fate, superstition, God, astrology, etc. The validity of the Nowicki-Strickland Locus of Control Scale for Children in measuring levels of attribution to such external sources of control is assessed. For 182 high school students, a significant positive correlation was obtained between locus of control scores and magical beliefs scores, with an external orientation associated with higher levels of magical beliefs. No significant correlation was obtained between locus of control scores and belief in God. The results indicate that attribution of control to supernatural powers is a small, but relevant, component of an individual's control orientation and provide support for the continued study of the Nowicki-Strickland children's scale as a measure of locus of control.

Construct Validation Study of the Fear of Powerlessness Scale

1994 ◽  
Vol 75 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1529-1530 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Good Royal ◽  
David Rutherford
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Validation Study ◽  
Construct Validation ◽  
Scale Analysis ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Desire For Control

To establish construct validity with 129 subjects for the Fear of Powerlessness Scale parallels were drawn among Levenson's Locus of Control Scales, the Fear of Powerlessness, and the Desire for Control Scale. Analysis yielded significant correlations between scores on the Fear of Powerlessness Scale, the Desire for Control Scale (negative), and 2 of Levenson's Locus of Control Scales, the Chance Scale and the Powerful Others Scale (positive).

Drinking-Related Locus of Control as a Predictor of Attrition in an Alcoholism Treatment Program

1980 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 871-877 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. D. Walker ◽  
F. Van Ryn ◽  
B. Frederick ◽  
D. Reynolds ◽  
M. R. O'Leary
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Control Factor ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Internal Locus Of Control ◽  
The Social ◽  
Research Designs ◽  
Drinking Behaviors ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Personality Construct

Orientation control is a personality construct referring to an individual's beliefs about the locus of control over his life events. The social learning model of behavior implies that people differ with respect to this orientation. The Drinking-related Internal Locus of Control Scale is viewed as a measure of specific expectancies dealing with a variety of drinking behaviors. The present study examined the relationship between alcoholic patients' orientation of control and attrition from the program. The scale was given to 75 male alcoholics. Patients who left treatment during the inpatient phase scored higher on the general control factor of the scale than those who stayed. Specific mechanisms of these attitudinal shifts as they relate to the treatment process and future research designs are discussed.

Development of the Children's Sport Locus of Control Scale

2015 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 315-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun-Jie Tsai ◽  
Chen-Jung Hsieh
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Internal Control ◽  
Item Analysis ◽  
Sixth Grade ◽  
External Control ◽  
School Students ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Control Dimension

We developed the Children's Sport Locus of Control Scale (CSLCS) based on Rotter's (1954) social learning theory. Participants were 750 fifth- and sixth-grade elementary school students. We developed the scale through a series of analyses, including item analysis, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, simultaneous multigroup covariance analysis, and criterion-related validity analysis. The CSLCS comprises 12 items, of which 6 items measure ability and responsibility in the internal control dimension, and 6 items measure environment and chance in the external control dimension. The results of the analyses confirmed that this scale has good reliability, validity, and measurement invariance, and that it also satisfies all fit measures. The 6 measures of internal locus of control in the CSLCS are suited for measuring children's sport locus of control, and the measurement results will not differ across gender. Finally, we offer suggestions to future researchers.

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