Spector's work locus of control scale: Dimensionality and validity evidence

Educational and Psychological Measurement

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 349-357

  Macan, Therese Hoff ^a   Trusty, Michael L ^b   Trimble, Sheila K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0040750106     PISSN: 00131644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013164496056002016     Document Type: Article

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