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James Internal-External Locus of Control Scale
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Fate
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Wars between countries seem inevitable despite efforts to prevent them.
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0 1 2 3
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Some people seem born to fail while others seem born for success no matter what they do.
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0 1 2 3
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I feel that many people could be described as victims of circumstances beyond their control.
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0 1 2 3
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I have usually found that what is going to happen will happen‚ regardless of my actions.
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0 1 2 3
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I don’t believe that a person can really be a ma‎ster of his fate.
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0 1 2 3
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There’s not much use in worrying about things… what will be‚ will be.
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0 1 2 3
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Luck
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It is usually true of successful people that their good breaks far outweigh their bad breaks.
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0 1 2 3
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Many times I feel that we might just as well make many of our decisions by flipping a coin.
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0 1 2 3
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Getting a good job seems to be largely a matter of being lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time.
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0 1 2 3
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A great deal that happens to me is probably just a matter of chance.
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0 1 2 3
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It isn’t wise to plan too far ahead because most of things turn out to be a matter of good or bad fortune anyhow.
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0 1 2 3
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When things are going well for me I consider it due to a run of good luck.
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0 1 2 3
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Most people don’t realize the extent to which their lives are controlled by accidental happenings.
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0 1 2 3
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Most of the disappointing things in my life have contained a large element of chance.
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0 1 2 3
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Success is mostly a matter of getting good breaks.
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0 1 2 3
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I think that life is mostly a gamble.
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0 1 2 3
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Personal Control
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I feel that I have little influence over the way people behave.
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0 1 2 3
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Success in dealing with people seems to be more a matter of the other person¡¦s moods and feelings at the time rather than one’s own actions.
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0 1 2 3
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Many times I feel that I have little influence over the things that happen to me.
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0 1 2 3
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Sometimes I feel that I don’t have enough control over the direction my life is taking.
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0 1 2 3
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Powerful Others
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It is difficult for ordinary people to have much control over what politicians do in office.
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0 1 2 3
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It seems many times that the grades one gets in school are more dependent on the teacher’s whims than on what the student can really do.
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0 1 2 3
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Borich‚ G. D. & Paver‚ S. W. (1974). Convergent and discriminant validity of the locus of control construct. Report- Research; Tests/Questionnaires
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mohammad looti (2026). James Internal-External Locus of Control Scale. PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Retrieved from https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/james-internal-external-locus-of-control-scale/
mohammad looti. "James Internal-External Locus of Control Scale." PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, 22 Apr. 2026, https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/james-internal-external-locus-of-control-scale/.
mohammad looti. "James Internal-External Locus of Control Scale." PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, 2026. https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/james-internal-external-locus-of-control-scale/.
mohammad looti (2026) 'James Internal-External Locus of Control Scale', PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Available at: https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/james-internal-external-locus-of-control-scale/.
[1] mohammad looti, "James Internal-External Locus of Control Scale," PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, vol. X, no. Y, ص Z-Z, April, 2026.
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