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Educational and Psychological Measurement, Vol. 47, No. 3, 743-747 (1987)
DOI: 10.1177/001316448704700326
© 1987 SAGE Publications

Convergent Validity of Five Locus of Control Scales

Sherri Hope Goodman

Ohio University

L. K. Waters

Ohio University

Coefficient alpha reliability estimates and interscale correlations were obtained for five locus of control scales for a sample of 131 male and 136 female college students. Only four scales or sub-scales emphasizing all, or in part, fate or chance orientation and items reflecting control over political institutions showed evidence for convergent validity.


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