Cross-Cultural Research With the Locus of Control Construct

Dyal, James A.

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“…A two-factor solution was indeed considered replicable with CCs for factors of, respectively .97 and .91. These two factors corresponded to an external and an internal dimension, which are similar to the two dimensions observed by previous authors (Dyal, 1984). LOC might only be partly influenced by cultures.…”

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A Review of the Cross-Cultural Equivalence of Frequently used Personality Inventories

Rossier

2005

Int J Educ Vocat Guidance

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Personality inventories are frequently used for career guidance. Some should theoretically depend on cultural context, while others are supposed to be universal. The cross-cultural equivalence is only partial for culture-dependent models, as the locus of control. Concerning models that are supposed to be universal like the one proposed by Cattell or the Five-Factor Model, a partial and a full structural equivalence are, respectively observed. The extent of the scalar equivalence is difficult to assess indicating that more studies should be conducted to understand how culture affects processes underlying the evaluation of personality.Re´sume´. Un examen de l'e´quivalence transculturelle de plusieurs inventaires de personnalite´fre´-quemment utilise´s. Les inventaires de personnalite´sont fre´quemment employe´s en orientation professionnelle. Certains devraient the´oriquement de´pendre du contexte culturel, alors que d'autres sont cense´s eˆtre universels. Pour les mode`les qui de´pendent de la culture, comme le lieu de controˆle, l'e´quivalence transculturelle est seulement partielle. Pour ce qui concerne les mode`les qui sont cense´s eˆtre universels, comme celui propose´par Cattell ou comme le Mode`le a`Cinq Facteurs, on observe une e´quivalence structurale respectivement partielle et totale. Il est difficile d'e´valuer l'ampleur de l'e´quivalence des e´chelles, ce qui montre que davantage d'e´tudes devraient eˆtre entreprises pour comprendre comment la culture affecte les processus sous-tendant l'e´valuation de la personnalite´.Zusammenfassung. Eine Betrachtung der interkulturellen Entsprechungen einiger ha¨ufig verwendeter Peso¨nlichkeits-Inventarien. Perso¨nlichkeits-Inventarien werden in er Berufsberatung ha¨ufig verwendet. Einige sollten theoretisch von kulturellen Kontexten abha¨ngig sein, wa¨hrend andere als universell betrachtet werden. Die interkulturelle Vergleichbarkeit fu¨r kulturabha¨ngige Modelle, wie etwa der Kontrollu¨berzeugung, besteht nur teilweise. Im Hinblick auf Modelle, die universell sein sollen wie das von Cattell vorgeschlagene Modell oder das Fu¨nf-Faktoren-Modell, ko¨nnen sowohl partielle als auch vollstrukturelle Entsprechungen vorgefunden werden. Das Ausmaß er graduellen Entsprechungen ist kaum zu bewerten, was darauf hinweist, dass weitere Untersuchungen zu der Frage durchgefu¨hrt werden sollten in welcher Weise die Kultur diejenigen Prozesse beeinflusst, die der Beurteilung der Perso¨nlichkeit zu Grunde liegen.Resumen. Revisio´n de la equivalencia cross-cultural de diversos inventarios de personalidad frecuentemente utilizados. Los inventarios de personalidad suelen usarse con frecuencia en la orientacio´n para la carrera. Algunos deberı´an depender teo´ricamente del contexto cultural, mientras que otros se supone que son universales. La equivalencia cross-cultural so´lo es parcial en los modelos dependientes de la cultura, como el locus of control. Respecto a los modelos supuestamente universales como el propuesto por Cattell, o el Modelo de Cinco Factores, se observa una equival...

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“…It is a one-dimensional scale that opposes internal to external control. Dyal (1984) provides an extensive review of cross-cultural research into LOC and numerous factor-analytic studies were conducted in different countries with various assessment instruments.…”

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A Review of the Cross-Cultural Equivalence of Frequently used Personality Inventories

Rossier

2005

Int J Educ Vocat Guidance

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“…However, for African American, Hispanic, and Asian adolescents, an internal locus of control in peer relationships may conflict with cultural values, leading them to see their own and peers' agentic attitudes and behavior as a threat to positive relationships in the peer group-especially, perhaps, in relationships with their peers of their same ethnicity, and thus leading to differential experiences in peer relationships (Shweder et al 2006;Way 2006;Wheeless et al 1986). An alternative explanation is that external locus of control may have developed as a coping mechanism among minority youths in response to social threats, such as overt and perceived discrimination (Burgess and Brown 2000;Dyal 1984). The weaker association between locus of control and peer relationships in minority groups than in the majority group suggests that an external locus of control may not be as detrimental to the minority groups' social well-being as to that of Caucasians.…”

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Locus of Control and Peer Relationships Among Caucasian, Hispanic, Asian, and African American Adolescents

Kang

Chang

Chen

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J Youth Adolescence

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Past research has shown that locus of control plays an important role in a wide range of behaviors, such as academic achievement and positive social behaviors. However, little is known about whether locus of control plays the same role in minority adolescents' peer relationships. The current study examined ethnic differences in the associations between locus of control and peer relationships in early adolescence using samples from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study (ECLS-K: 5,612 Caucasian, 1,562 Hispanic, 507 Asian, and 908 AfricanAmerican adolescents) and the National Education Longitudinal Study (NELS: 8,484 Caucasian, 1,604 Hispanic, and 860 Asian, and 1,228 African American adolescents).Gender was approximately evenly split in both samples. The results from the two datasets were highly consistent. Significant interactions between ethnicity and locus of control indicated that having a more internal locus of control was particularly important for Caucasian students' peer relationships (ECLS-K) and social status (NELS), but less so for Asian, Hispanic, and African American students. Our findings suggest that the role of locus of control in peer relationship is contingent upon culture.

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“…The Western conceptualisation is more restricted than the Chinese, according to which children are supposed to assume the role of caretaker of their parents when the latter grow old. Similarly, measures of locus of control often show different factor structures across cultures (Dyal, 1984), strongly suggesting that either the Western concept of control is inappropriate in a crosscultural context or that the behaviors associated with the concept differ across cultures. Construct bias precludes the cross-cultural measurement of a construct with the same measure.…”

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Assessment in Multicultural Groups: The Role of Acculturation

2004

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On analyse le rôle de l'acculturation dans l'évaluation des groupes multiculturels. Des procédures standardisées doivent être développées pour prendre en compte la composition multiculturelle des sociétés contemporaines où les individus, relevants de références culturelles multiples, ne disposent pas de l'aisance culturelle et langagière que les procédures d'évaluation présupposent lors de la passation des tests psychologie et d'éducation. La première partie de l'article présente un bref survol des modèles d'acculturation et souligne la pertinence de l'acculturation dans le testing multiculturel. La seconde partie aborde des questions conceptuelles et méthodologiques dans l'évaluation de l'acculturation. S'ensuit une discussion sur la façon dont l'acculturation peut être prise en compte dans l'évaluation des groupes multiculturels, par exemple en établissant différentes normes pour des groupes culturels différents, en ajoutant une correction pour le statut d'acculturation, ou en évaluant l'acculturation et en utilisant ce score en covariation ou comme valeur seuil, ce qui décidera si oui ou non un résultat à un test peut être interprété valablement.The role of acculturation in assessment in multicultural groups is discussed. It is argued that standard procedures are to be developed to deal with the multicultural composition of today's societies, in which clients come from various cultural backgrounds and do not have the familiarity with the language and culture of the psychological and educational tests that is implicitly assumed in the assessment procedure. The first part presents a brief overview of acculturation models and points out the relevance of acculturation in multicultural testing. The second part of the paper discusses conceptual and methodological issues in the assessment of acculturation. This is followed by a discussion of ways in which acculturation can be taken into account in assessing multicultural groups, such as establishing different norms for different cultural groups,

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Cross-Cultural Research With the Locus of Control Construct

Cited by 51 publications

References 230 publications

A Review of the Cross-Cultural Equivalence of Frequently used Personality Inventories

A Review of the Cross-Cultural Equivalence of Frequently used Personality Inventories

Locus of Control and Peer Relationships Among Caucasian, Hispanic, Asian, and African American Adolescents

Assessment in Multicultural Groups: The Role of Acculturation

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