Locus of Control revisiteddevelopment of a new bi-dimensional measure

  1. Javier Suárez-Alvarez 1
  2. Ignacio Pedrosa 1
  3. Eduardo García-Cueto 1
  4. José Muñiz 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Oviedo
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    Universidad de Oviedo

    Oviedo, España

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Journal:
Anales de psicología

ISSN: 0212-9728,  1695-2294

Year of publication: 2016

Volume: 32

Issue: 2

Pages: 578-586

Type: Article

DOI: 10.6018/ANALESPS.32.2.200781 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR

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Abstract

El estudio del locus de control (LOC) presenta una larga tradición en Psicología, y se han diseñado distintos instrumentos para su medición. Sin embargo, la dimensionalidad del constructo no está clara y sigue siendo motivo de controversia en la actualidad. El objetivo del presente trabajo es presentar nuevas evidencias de validez sobre la dimensionalidad del LOC. Para ello se ha desarrollado un nuevo instrumento de medida compuesto por 23 ítems. Se utilizó una muestra de 697 participantes de los cuales el 57.5% fueron mujeres (M=22.43; DT= 9.19). Los resultados apoyan la bidimensionalidad del LOC: interno y externo. El coeficiente de fiabilidad de cada subescala fue de .87 para LOC interno y .85 para LOC externo. Por otra parte, ambas subescalas han mostrado adecuadas evidencias de validez en función de las relaciones con la autoeficacia, motivación de logro y optimismo (rxy> .21). Se encontraron diferencias estadísticamente significativas en función del sexo (p < .05), los hombres puntuaron más alto en LOC externo y las mujeres en LOC interno. Las evidencias de validez aquí presentadas apoyan una estructura de dos dimensiones para el constructo LOC. El instrumento desarrollado ha mostrado adecuadas propiedades psicométricas en términos de validez y fiabilidad

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