Abstract
Australian norms are presented for a Canadian multidimensional version of Rotter's (1966) internal-external locus of control scale. Responses of 534 students from Tasmania and Queensland were factor analysed to reveal the same three dimensions as found in North-American samples. The results explained a greater percentage of variance than Australian studies which used the original instrument. It was suggested that the Canadian measure is superior to Rotter's scale and that its utilization in the Australian context is justified. Comparisons between Australian and Canadian findings revealed several features of interest as did within sample comparisons. However, speculations concerning cross-cultural and intrasocietal differences were considered premature in the absence of experimental confirmation and replication with contemporaneous North American norms.
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