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ERIC Number: EJ262608
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982
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Factor Analytic Study of the Children's Nowicki-Strickland Locus of Control Scale.
Wolf, Thomas M.; And Others
Educational and Psychological Measurement, v42 n1 p333-37 Spr 1982
A factor analysis of the Children's Nowicki-Strickland Locus of Control Scale was conducted with a biracial sample of children over a wide age range. Three factors (personal control and helplessness, achievement and friendship, and luck) had sufficient item loadings to be interpretable. (Author/GK)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, Factor Structure, Locus of Control, Measures (Individuals), Predictor Variables, Racial Differences, Sex Differences, Test Validity
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Nowicki Strickland Locus of Control Scale