INTERNAL CONTROL, POWERFUL OTHERS, AND CHANCE - CONFIRMATION OF LEVENSON FACTOR STRUCTURE

The Internal-External control scales of Rotter and Levenson, and the Social Desirability scale of Marlowe and Crowne were completed by 71 male and 85 female students. Factor analysis clearly confirmed the three-factor structure underlying Levensons questionnaire, while further analyses revealed close agreement with her findings on scale characteristics and interrelationships. Some new evidence for the multidimensionality of Rotters scale was also presented. © 1979, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. All rights reserved.