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April 1, 1974Journal of Personality Assessment444 citations

A Locus of Control Scale for Noncollege as Well as College Adults

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SNStephen NowickiMDMarshall P. Duke

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Summary In an effort to overcome some of the shortcomings of existent locus of control scales, the authors developed a new adult scale suitable for use on Ss with as little as fifth grade reading ability. Psychometric characteristics were assessed in 12 studies on 766 Ss.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1d28911e7099f69104fa9ehttps://doi.org/10.1080/00223891.1974.10119950
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