A MODIFIED WORK LOCUS OF CONTROL SCALE - PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION OFRELIABILITY AND VALIDITY IN A SAMPLE OF PHARMACISTS

Items in Spector's Work Locus of Control Scale were modified to reflec t how much control the respondent feels he might have on a job as oppo sed to what he feels people in general have. This modified Work Locus of Control Scale was tested for reliability and construct validity. As part of a larger study, data were collected via mail questionnaires f rom a sample of 284 pharmacists licensed in Indiana. The Cronbach coef ficient alpha for the modified scale was .88, indicating good internal consistency. The modified scale also. showed some evidence of converg ent validity when correlated with scores on measures of Extraversion, Conscientiousness, Neuroticism, and Job Dissatisfaction.