Increase in External Control Belief in the Italian Population

1987 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovanna Nigro
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Perceived Control ◽  
External Control ◽  
Control Belief ◽  
Italian Population ◽  
Italian Version ◽  
External Locus ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Over Time

Several studies were conducted during the period 1978–1983 to ascertain whether there has been, in recent years, change among Italian undergraduates in perceived control. Six samples of Italian undergraduates completed the Italian version of the Rotter locus of control scale. In 1983 I-E scores, for men as well as for women, were significantly higher than those obtained in 1978. Over time there has been a moderate but gradual shift within the population toward a more external locus of control. Moderate but significant sex differences were found for each sample. Findings suggested that the increase in external control is influenced by realistic considerations. Further implications of the finding were discussed.

Relationship between Machiavellianism and External Control among Italian Undergraduates

1983 ◽  
Vol 53 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1081-1082 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Galli ◽  
G. Nigro
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
External Control ◽  
Italian Version ◽  
External Locus ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
External Locus Of Control

148 Italian undergraduates (62 men and 86 women) responded to the Italian version of the Christie's Mach IV scale and to the Italian version of the Rotter's Internal-External (I-E) Control scale. The positive correlation between Machiavellianism and external locus of control of .40 was significant for men as well as for women. The results confirm previous findings that more external individuals tend to agree with Machiavellian positions than do internal persons. The implications of the findings were discussed.

Future Orientation and External Locus of Control

1979 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 957-958 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fredrick Koenig
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Future Orientation ◽  
The Other ◽  
External Control ◽  
External Locus ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Subject ◽  
External Locus Of Control

A group of 112 undergraduate students was administered the Rotter Internal-External Control Scale. Students who scored above the median in the distribution were categorized as having an external locus of control. The same students also were given the Circles Test which involves having the subject draw circles representing the past, present, and future. If the circle representing the future was larger than the other two, the subject was designated as future-oriented. It was hypothesized that students with external controls would tend to be future-oriented. The hypothesis was supported by the findings.

Cognitive Complexity-Simplicity as a Determinant of Internal-External Control

1983 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 913-914
Author(s):  
Nicholas A. Vacc ◽  
Nancy Nesbitt Vacc
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Cognitive Complexity ◽  
Junior High School Students ◽  
External Control ◽  
External Locus ◽  
School Students ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship for 208 junior high school students between the Adapted Modified Role Repertory Test, a measure of cognitive complexity, and Rotter's Internal-External Locus of Control Scale which measures locus-of-control. No significant correlation appeared.

scholarly journals Perbedaan Locus of Control ditinjau dari Perspektif Agama pada Siswa SMA

ANALITIKA ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-54
Author(s):  
Eko Sujadi ◽  
Muhammad Odha Meditamar
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
External Locus ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Internal Locus ◽  
Internal Locus Of Control ◽  
External Locus Of Control ◽  
Scale Data

Locus of control merupakan salah satu aspek psikologis yang ada pada diri manusia. Setiap individu memiliki perbedaan dalam locus of control. Perbedaan ini dipengaruhi oleh beberapa faktor, salah satunya adalah agama. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan locus of control penganut Agama Islam, Katolik dan Protestan, serta mengungkapkan perbedaan locus of control dari ketiga penganut agama tersebut. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan metode deskriptif dan komparatif. Teknik pengambilan sampel yang digunakan yakni random sampling dengan jumlah total 546 orang. Instrumen yang digunakan adalah Rotter's Internal-External Locus of Control Scale. Data dianalisis dengan menggunakan statistik deskriptif dan anova satu arah. Temuan penelitian ini meliputi: 1) locus of control penganut agama Islam, Protestan dan Katolik berada pada kategori internal locus of control; dan 2) tidak ditemukan adanya perbedaan locus of control antara tiga penganut agama tersebut. Peneliti memberi saran kepada seluruh penganut agama di Indonesia bahwa penting untuk memiliki internal locus of control. Internal locus of control yang dimaksud yakni meyakini bahwa diri memiliki kapasitas dan kontribusi untuk menentukan kehidupan namun dengan tidak melepaskan kewajiban berketuhanan. 

Relationship of Cognitive Style to Locus of Control

1973 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 553-554 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter G. McIntire ◽  
Albert S. Dreyer
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Field Independence ◽  
External Locus ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Psychological Constructs ◽  
Independence Model ◽  
Embedded Figures Test ◽  
External Locus Of Control ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Psychological Dimensions

The extent to which the Rotter Internal-External Locus of Control model and the Witkin Field Dependence-Field Independence model were concerned with the same psychological dimensions was examined. Correlations between the Internal-External Locus of Control Scale and the Group Embedded-figures Test of .102 for 80 males and −.001 for 99 females were found. It was concluded that these are independent psychological constructs.

Locus of Control, Perceived Constraint, and Morale among Institutionalized Aged

1980 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gayle Fawcett ◽  
David Stonner ◽  
Harold Zepelin
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Elderly Women ◽  
Control Belief ◽  
External Locus ◽  
Institutionalized Elderly ◽  
Personal Influence ◽  
Institutional Constraint ◽  
External Locus Of Control ◽  
The Relationship

Examination of the relationship between locus of control and life satisfaction was prompted by a report that external locus of control (belief in the controlling influence of others) promotes good morale for the institutionalized elderly. Contrary to this report, life satisfaction of fifty-six institutionalized elderly women was associated with internality (belief in personal influence). Life satisfaction was also inversely related to perception of institutional constraint (r = −.61), which was its most powerful determinant.

Internal-External Locus of Control and Verbal Fluency

1969 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 707-710 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marilyn Brecher ◽  
Florence L. Denmark
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Verbal Fluency ◽  
External Locus ◽  
Word Fluency ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Order Variable ◽  
The Mean ◽  
External Locus Of Control

84 female Ss were given the I-E Control Scale and a modified form of Thurstone's word fluency (W) test in counterbalanced order. Ss were classified as “Internals” or “Externals” by division at the median. As hypothesized, the mean fluency scores of Internals were significantly higher than those of Externals for each minute of work. Neither the order variable nor any of the interactions were significant.

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.

Internal-External Locus of Control: A Bibliography

1971 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 175-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Warren F. Throop ◽  
A. P. Mac Donald
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
External Control ◽  
External Locus ◽  
Unpublished Work ◽  
External Locus Of Control

Several methods of search yielded for the period 1954 through 1969 11 tests of internal-external control, 169 published papers and books, and 170 references to unpublished work.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document