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ERIC Number: EJ432047
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1644
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Factor Analysis of the Nowicki-Strickland Locus of Control Scale: Why Is Replication So Difficult?
Watters, Derek A.; And Others
Educational and Psychological Measurement, v50 n3 p515-23 Fall 1990
Factor analysis problems of scales with dichotomous items were illustrated using the Nowicki-Strickland Locus of Control Scale for Children. A different solution than that of R. E. Lindal and P. H. Venables (1983) was obtained, despite using similar samples--2 random samples of 671 and 674 male seventh and eighth graders. (SLD)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Factor Analysis, Grade 7, Grade 8, Locus of Control, Males, Personality Measures, Research Design, Research Problems
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Nowicki Strickland Locus of Control Scale
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