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.

A Locus of Control Measure as a Teaching Demonstration

2005 ◽  
Vol 97 (2) ◽  
pp. 666-666 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terry F. Pettijohn ◽  
Terry F. Pettijohn ◽  
Donald F. Sacco
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Control Measure ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Control Scale

268 students ( M age = 20.0 yr., DS = 4.4; 68% women), randomly chosen from psychology classes, completed Rotter's I-E scale and Pettijohn's 1992 locus of control scale for class demonstration. The two sets of scores were similar but examination of reliability and validity indicated the latter was best used as a demonstration.

The Health Student Academic Locus of Control Scale

1997 ◽  
Vol 85 (3) ◽  
pp. 994-994 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Eachus ◽  
Simon Cassidy
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Control Beliefs ◽  
External Control ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Academic Locus Of Control ◽  
Context Specific ◽  
Specific Scale

The Health Student Academic Locus of Contro] Scale is a 20-item context-specific scale, developed to measure Internal and External control beliefs of students in courses allied to medicine. Psychometric properties are acceptable ( N = 164) so the scale can be used to measure control beliefs in a longitudinal study.

Revision and Further Assessments of the Prison Locus of Control Scale

1994 ◽  
Vol 74 (3) ◽  
pp. 979-986 ◽  
Author(s):  
David N. Pugh
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Structural Reliability ◽  
Strong Support ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Validity Studies ◽  
Initial Measurement

The report of initial measurement studies conducted on the Prison Locus of Control Scale concluded with suggestions for altering the format and content to improve the psychometric properties of the scale. This paper is a report of structural, reliability, and validity studies conducted on the revised Prison Locus of Control Scale. Assessments included a test of internal consistency, factor analyses, one test each of concurrent and known-groups validity, and four tests of construct validity. The results show strong support for the reliability and validity of the revised scale, which is provided in an appendix.

Measuring Locus of Control in a Hospital Setting

1985 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 525-526 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ciporah S. Tadmor ◽  
John E. Hofman
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Hospital Setting ◽  
External Control ◽  
Hospital Personnel ◽  
Control Test ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Perceived Locus Of Control ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Further Development

A 6-item health locus-of-control scale was freely adapted from the well known Rotter scale of perceived locus of control to differentiate between individuals who believe that even in a hospital setting they exercise some control over decisions affecting their health and those who look for medical caregivers, doctors, nurses, and technicians to assume external control. Test-retest reliability of the measure developed was 0.81, as obtained from 26 hospital personnel. It was hypothesized that individuals higher in hospital status would be more internally oriented on the measure, i.e., physicians and nurses, than individuals lower in status, such as patients. Confirmation of the hypothesis lent construct validity to the measure and opened the way for its use and further development.

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.

Specific versus Generalized Locus of Control Scales Related to Job Satisfaction

1985 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Normand Pettersen
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Work Context ◽  
External Locus ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Job Descriptive Index ◽  
External Locus Of Control ◽  
Scale Data ◽  
Specific Scale

This study compared, in the area of job satisfaction, scores on Rotter's I-E scale and on a new internal-external locus of control scale designed specifically for the work context. The correlation of .39 with the Job Descriptive Index arrived at by using the specific scale is significantly higher than the correlation of —.16 obtained with the Rotter scale. Data suggest this new scale could be useful.

Validating Service Locus of Control Scale for Hotels in Sample of Indian Business Travelers

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-107
Author(s):  
Mohita Maggon ◽  
Harish Chaudhry
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
High Reliability ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Business Travelers ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Hospitality Sector ◽  
Service Offering

The purpose of this study was to validate the service locus of control (SLOC) scale in the hospitality sector in India. This article validated the SLOC scale (Bradley & Sparks, 2002) with a sample of Indian business travelers. The study aimed at examining reliability and validity of the scale. The validation of the scale was done through confirmatory factor analysis and discriminant as well as convergent validity was observed. The scale was administered to a sample of 304 business travelers (males = 173, females = 131). Results showed that the scale had high reliability and acceptable construct validity among Indian business travelers. The study offers implications for marketers to effectively customize the service offering by understanding the importance of locus of control in service settings. This is the first study to validate the SLOC scale among Indian business travelers. Besides, this is the first study to implement this scale in the hospitality sector.

Descriptive Statistics, Reliability and Validity of a Short Form of Rotter's Locus of Control Scale Given to Iranian College Students

1987 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 229-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reza Shapurian ◽  
Mohammadreza Hojat
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Iranian Students ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

A short form of Rotter's locus of control scale was administered to two samples of Iranian students. Sample I comprised 305 students in Iranian universities and Sample II consisted of 232 Iranian college students in the USA. Descriptive statistics for each sample are reported. Test-retest reliability over 3 wk. was .84, and the alpha estimates were .82 for both samples. Scores were correlated in expected directions with measures of depression, neuroticism, anxiety, self-esteem, and loneliness.

The Development of a Locus of Control Measure Designed to Assess Intellectually Disabled Students’ Beliefs in Adaptive Behaviour Situations

1992 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 13-21
Author(s):  
Bruce Allen Knight
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Control Measure ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Adaptive Behaviour ◽  
Intellectually Disabled ◽  
Disabled Students ◽  
Control Scale

This article presents the background outlining the development of a locus of control measure designed to examine intellectually disabled students’ expectancy of control of reinforcement in the adaptive behaviour domains. The importance of students’ locus of control in behavioural situations is discussed, as is the theoretical framework upon which the Knight Adaptive Behaviour Locus of Control Scale was developed.

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