Study of the Psychometric Properties of Online Questionnaires of the Locus of Control
https://doi.org/10.25205/2658-4506-2021-14-2-46-60
Abstract
In the present study the psychometric characteristics of three questionnaires for the measurement of locus of control (performed in an online format) were studied. The Spearman–Brown coefficient for the J. Rotter questionnaire was 0.74 (104 respondents), for the LSC scales of E. F. Bazhin—from 0.35 to 0.83 (524 respondents), and for the H. Levenson scales—from 0.67 to 0.81 (134 respondents). The study of the relationship between the scales and internal structure of the items of multidimensional questionnaires revealed a number of issues. Factor analysis did not allow us to unambiguously confirm the theoretically postulated structure of the H. Levenson IPC and E. F. Bazhin questionnaires. While analyzing the factors, an effect related to the specifics of the response to the items formulated in the ‘external’ and ‘internal’ forms was observed. The study of correlations for the scale of general internality with subjective well-being, various personal motivations, and time perspective showed the expected results.
About the Author
A. M. Golubev
Novosibirsk State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Golubev Andrey Mikhailovich – Senior Lecturer, Department of Personality Psychology, Zelman Institute of Medicine and Psychology
Novosibirsk
AuthorID RSCI 208105
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Golubev A.M. Study of the Psychometric Properties of Online Questionnaires of the Locus of Control. Reflexio. 2021;14(2):46-60. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.25205/2658-4506-2021-14-2-46-60
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