Internal-External Locus of Control, Power and Political Participation
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.