This study investigated the factor stability and reliability of the 1966 Rotter and 1972 Levenson measures. The latter was more factorially stable, and little difference in reliability was noted based upon a sample of 497 business undergraduates. A scale (Chance) within the Levenson measure is suggested as an expedient way to measure locus of control.
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