Otten M W
J Pers Assess. 1977 Dec;41(6):644-9. doi: 10.1207/s15327752jpa4106_11.
Inventory and expressive measures of locus of control were used in a effort to assess their long term potential for predicting academic performance. Thus 45 male graduate students from three diverse major areas and 45 male high ability undergraduates were initially administered Rotter locus of control and Autobiography locus of control scales. Academic data regarding grade point average and baccalaureal or doctoral degree attainment were gathered five years later. The hypotheses were supported to the extent that low to moderate significant correlations were found between the two locus of control scales and subsequent academic performance. The strongest relationships were found between locus of control and graduate degree attainment, with graduate student internals significantly more likely to earn the doctorate within 5-year period than externals. It was speculated that the externals might be a more persistent group, but the internals were more likely to either attain the degree within 5 years, or drop out. And within this study's restricted ability ranges, locus of control personality measures proved to be better predictors of degree attainment than conventional ability scales.
为了评估控制点的量表在预测学业成绩方面的长期潜力，我们采用了控制点的量表的量表编制和表达性测量方法。因此，最初对来自三个不同专业领域的45名男性研究生和45名高能力男性本科生进行了Rotter控制点量表和自传体控制点量表的测试。五年后收集了有关平均绩点和本科或博士学位获得情况的学业数据。在两个控制点量表与随后的学业成绩之间发现了低至中等程度的显著相关性，这在一定程度上支持了这些假设。在控制点与研究生学位获得之间发现了最强的关系，研究生中的内控者在5年内获得博士学位的可能性明显高于外控者。据推测，外控者可能是更有毅力的群体，但内控者更有可能在5年内获得学位或辍学。在本研究有限的能力范围内，控制点人格测量被证明比传统能力量表更能预测学位获得情况。
