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Peer reviewedWalkey, Frank H. – Journal of Personality Assessment, 1979
The internal-external locus of control scales of Rotter and Levenson and the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale were completed by 156 undergraduates. The three-factor structure underlying Levenson's questionnaire was clearly confirmed. Some new evidence for the multidimensionality of Rotter's scale was also presented. (Author/GDC)
Descriptors: Correlation, Factor Structure, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Peer reviewedWestbrook, Mary T.; Viney, Linda L. – Journal of Personality Assessment, 1980
Scales measuring people's perceptions of themselves as origins (determining their own behavior) or pawns (their behavior being determined by forces beyond their control) were devised using content analysis of verbalizations. Data were obtained from 528 people, experiencing one of nine life situations. Pawn and origin perception differed across…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Affective Measures, Content Analysis
