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Peer reviewedGalejs, Irma; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1984
The Personal Reaction Scale was developed as a test for adults to measure their locus of control perceptions. It was administered to women college students, their parents, and parents of preschool children. Responses were factor analyzed to yield six factors: Fate, Social Self, Personal Self, Self-Determination, Luck, and Powerlessness.…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, College Students, Factor Structure
Download full textSchneider, Gordon D.; And Others – 1989
An attempt to develop a locus of control scale that would differentiate one's sense of control over events that are highly controllable from one's sense of control over events that are typically uncontrollable by the individual is described. It was hypothesized that the more remote events are from one's personal control (e.g., events in the lives…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Cluster Analysis, College Students, Factor Analysis
