Replication of the Relationship between Dogmatism and Locus of Control

Sherman, Martin F.; Pelletier, Raymond J.; Ryckman, Richard M.

doi:10.2466/pr0.1973.33.3.749

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“…Sherman, Pelletier, and Ryckman (1973) hypothesized that people who believe that reinforcers are beyond their personal control or who ex- pected powerful others or chance forces to be in control would be "unconcerned with expending the efforts necessary to make discerning and cognitively differentiated judgments [p. Earlier researchers had found small but positive correlations between the Dogmatism Scale and Rotter's I-E Scale, and had concluded that external individuals have a more closed system than internals.…”

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Differentiating Among Internality, Powerful Others, and Chance

Levenson¹

1981

Research With the Locus of Control Construct

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Differentiating Among Internality, Powerful Others, and Chance

Levenson¹

1981

Research With the Locus of Control Construct

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“…Internal LoC is attributed to better health care management, self-assessment (Pourhoseinzadeh et al, 2017) and academic success (Karaman et al, 2018). However, external LoC is associated with increased depression, anxiety, stress (Kurtovic et al, 2018), and different personality factors, such as high neuroticism (Horner, 1996) and low openness to experience (Sherman et al, 1973;Kobasa et al, 1982;Taylor, 1983). Assessment of LoC is beneficial in different therapeutic interventions (Baker, 1979;Delsignore and Schnyder, 2007).…”

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“…Additionally, previous research has demonstrated the association of LoC with neuroticism and openness to experience. External LoC is associated with high neuroticism (Horner, 1996) and low openness to experience (Sherman et al, 1973;Kobasa et al, 1982;Tyler et al, 1989). Thus, we predicted a positive correlation of Rotter's I-E scores with neuroticism and a negative correlation with openness to experience.…”

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Psychometric evaluation of the Bangla-Translated Rotter’s Internal-External Scale through classical test theory and item response theory

Siraji

Haque

2022

Front. Psychol.

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There is no psychometric tool to assess locus of control for Bangla-speaking people. Hence, we attempted to translate the 23-item Rotter’s Internal-External scale into Bangla and validate it on Bangladeshi adult participants. In Study 1 (N = 300), we translated the items into Bangla and conducted an exploratory factor analysis, which gave a one-factor solution with 12 items. In Study 2, we conducted a validation study (N = 178) to accumulate evidence on the structural and concurrent validity of the 12-item scale. Structural validity assessed by confirmatory factor analysis yielded the best fit for the one-factor model with 11 items (CFI = 0.98, TLI = 0.97, RMSEA = 0.00). The scale’s significant correlations with Internal Control Index, which is also a measure of locus of control (r = −0.22, p < 0.01), Neuroticism (r = 0.21, p < 0.01) and Openness to Experience (r = −0.22, p < 0.01) demonstrated its satisfactory concurrent validity. Reliability coefficient of this 11-item scale was satisfactory (McDonald’s Omega total = 0.72). The item quality was assessed on the combined samples of Study 1 & 2 (N = 478) using the item response theory (IRT), which showed that the scale covered a sizable range of the underlying locus of control with items varying in difficulty (−1.09–2.79). Item discrimination analysis indicated sufficient discriminating power of the items (0.49–2.21). The test information curve showed the scale’s adequate ability to discriminate between external and internal locus of control. IRT analysis also indicated satisfactory marginal reliability for the scale (0.72). These psychometric properties suggest the usability of the Bangla version of Rotter’s Internal-External scale.

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“…Another study (Sherman, Pelletier, and Ryckman, 1973) also studied the relationship between dogmatism and locus of control. Rotter's (1966) internal/external scale and Rokeach's (1960) construct of dogmatism.…”

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Humor creation and appreciation as an indicator of intercultural communication effectiveness : toward a theoretical model

Tavano¹

2000

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A review of the theoretical and empirical literature from the field of humor and from that of intercultural communication showed that no investigations dealt with the possibility that a sense of humor might serve as an indicator of intercultural communication effectiveness. This study was conducted in order to assess that possibility. This paper has set out to answer the following questions: What cognitive processes are common to a sense of humor and to intercultural communication effectiveness? What does one's ability to 2 create and appreciate humor say about that individual's potential for intercultural communication effectiveness? Through the review of the literature, specific connections were suggested as theoretical connecting points or parallels. The processes suggested as common to humor and intercultural communication included the following: the ability to note difference; the ability to note and appreciate incongruity; the ability to process information both analytically and synthetically; the ability to shift frame of reference; the ability to perceive, communicate and maintain multiple perspectives; a tolerance for ambiguity; the possession of an internal locus of control; and the ability to act and react appropriately to others and to context.In an attempt to develop a theoretical link between these processes considered crucial to a sense of humor and to intercultural communication effectiveness, cognitive complexity theory was examined. Through this examination it was found that the cognitively complex individual possessed qualities and abilities consistent with those which had been found to be typical of people with a sense of humor and with people considered to be effective intercultural communicators. This suggested that cognitive complexity could serve as the theoretical tool by which a sense of humor may be seen as an indi- Although this paper will refer to these and other written works as well as to certain performances, jokes, and comic artists, it will mainly address the major cognitive processes involved in the creation and appreciation of humor. These processes are the creation and detection of difference, appreciation and detection of incongruity, tolerance for ambiguity, analytic and synthetic processing, internal locus of control, and frame of reference shifting. There is more to be gained, for reasons to be explored later in this paper, by concerning ourselves with the mind and heart of the humorist and humor appreciator than from tedious examination of specific jokes, which are only outcomes of the processes which create humor. These processes shall be labeled 11 the humor processes" whereas the jokes themselves sha 11 be 1abe1 ed "the humor art if acts. 11Like the creation and appreciation of humor, the attempts to come to terms with members of other cultures has also been a large part of human history. To a significant extent, this attempt has involved attending to and reconciling the cultural differences 3 between members. History clearly reveals that we have been less than suc...

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Replication of the Relationship between Dogmatism and Locus of Control

Cited by 7 publications

References 7 publications

Differentiating Among Internality, Powerful Others, and Chance

Differentiating Among Internality, Powerful Others, and Chance

Psychometric evaluation of the Bangla-Translated Rotter’s Internal-External Scale through classical test theory and item response theory

Humor creation and appreciation as an indicator of intercultural communication effectiveness : toward a theoretical model

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