TY - JOUR
T1 - Nuclear locus of control scales
T2 - Information on development, reliability, and validity
AU - Rounds, James B.
AU - Erdahl, Paul
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PY - 1988/4
Y1 - 1988/4
N2 - Three Nuclear Locus of Control (NLOC) scales based on ideas presented by Levenson (1981) and Lefcourt (1982) are described, and data on their reliability, validity, and factor structure are reported. Three scales were constructed to assess beliefs about whether nuclear war and nuclear policy decisions are, or can be, influenced by oneself (system control), powerful others, or chance. Based on the responses of 475 students, a factor analysis of NLOC items supported a tripartite model of locus of control. The System control scale demonstrated high internal consistency, while modest alpha coefficients were found for the Powerful Others and Chance scales. Evidence for construct validity was provided by the finding of expected relationships between the NLOC scales and measures of anti-nuclear past behaviors and behavioral intentions, suggesting that these scales may be useful in understanding reactions to the threat of nuclear war.
AB - Three Nuclear Locus of Control (NLOC) scales based on ideas presented by Levenson (1981) and Lefcourt (1982) are described, and data on their reliability, validity, and factor structure are reported. Three scales were constructed to assess beliefs about whether nuclear war and nuclear policy decisions are, or can be, influenced by oneself (system control), powerful others, or chance. Based on the responses of 475 students, a factor analysis of NLOC items supported a tripartite model of locus of control. The System control scale demonstrated high internal consistency, while modest alpha coefficients were found for the Powerful Others and Chance scales. Evidence for construct validity was provided by the finding of expected relationships between the NLOC scales and measures of anti-nuclear past behaviors and behavioral intentions, suggesting that these scales may be useful in understanding reactions to the threat of nuclear war.
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U2 - 10.1177/0013164488482011
DO - 10.1177/0013164488482011
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84973821532
SN - 0013-1644
VL - 48
SP - 387
EP - 395
JO - Educational and Psychological Measurement
JF - Educational and Psychological Measurement
IS - 2
ER -