Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Work Locus of Control Scale

Autor/inn/en	Oliver, Joseph E.; Jose, Paul E.; Brough, Paula
Titel	Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Work Locus of Control Scale
Quelle	In: Educational and Psychological Measurement, 66 (2006) 5, S.835-851 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-1644
DOI	10.1177/0013164405285544
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Factor Analysis; Locus of Control; Measures (Individuals); Longitudinal Studies; Factor Structure; Models; Psychometrics; Robustness (Statistics); Questionnaires; New Zealand; Rotter Internal External Locus of Control Scale; Teacher Efficacy Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Faktorenanalyse; Messdaten; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Faktorenstruktur; Analogiemodell; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Widerstandsfähigkeit; Fragebogen; Neuseeland
Abstract	Original formulations of the Work Locus of Control Scale (WLCS) proposed a unidimensional structure of this measure; however, more recently, evidence for a two-dimensional structure has been reported, with separate subscales for internal and external loci of control. The current study evaluates the one- and two-factor models with confirmatory factor analysis. The results suggest that although the two-factor model provides a better fit of the data than does the one-factor model, it still does not reach an adequate standard of fit. Exploratory factor analysis reveal the presence of a third factor, and confirmatory factor analysis indicates that the three-factor model provides a superior fit to either the one or two-factor model. This finding is replicated with a second independent sample. These findings call into question the psychometric robustness of the WLCS and indicate that further refinement is required. (Contains 6 tables.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10