Spheres of Control Scale (Paulhus‚ 1983)

Locus of control

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Use the following scale to indicate how much you agree or disagree with the following statements.
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Personal Control
____ 1. I can usually achieve what I want if I work hard for it.
____ 2. Once I make plans‚ I am almost certain to make them work.
____ 3. I prefer games involving some luck over games requiring pure skill. (r = .167)
____ 4. I can learn almost anything if I set my mind to it.
____ 5. My major accomplishments are entirely due to my hard work and ability.
____ 6. I usually do not set goals because I have a hard time following through on them.
____ 7. Bad luck has sometimes prevented me from achieving things. (r = .272)
____ 8. Almost anything is possible for me if I really want it.
____ 9. Most of what happens in my career is beyond my control.
____ 10. I find it pointless to keep working on something that’s too difficult for me.
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Interpersonal Control
____ 11. In my personal relationships‚ the other person usually has more control than I do.
____ 12. I have no trouble making and keeping friends.
____ 13. I’m not good at guiding the course of a conversation with several others.
____ 14. I can usually develop a personal relationship with someone I find appealing.
____ 15. I can usually steer a conversation toward the topics I want to talk about.
____ 16. When I need assistance with something‚ I often find it difficult to get others to help.
____ 17. If there’s someone I want to meet‚ I can usually arrange it.
____ 18. I often find it hard to get my point of view across to others.
____ 19. In attempting to smooth over a disagreement‚ I sometimes make it worse.
____ 20. I find it easy to play an important part in most group situations.
 
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mohammad looti (2026). Spheres of Control Scale (Paulhus‚ 1983). PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Retrieved from https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/spheres-of-control-scale-paulhus-1983/

mohammad looti. "Spheres of Control Scale (Paulhus‚ 1983)." PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, 22 Apr. 2026, https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/spheres-of-control-scale-paulhus-1983/.

mohammad looti. "Spheres of Control Scale (Paulhus‚ 1983)." PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, 2026. https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/spheres-of-control-scale-paulhus-1983/.

mohammad looti (2026) 'Spheres of Control Scale (Paulhus‚ 1983)', PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Available at: https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/spheres-of-control-scale-paulhus-1983/.

[1] mohammad looti, "Spheres of Control Scale (Paulhus‚ 1983)," PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, vol. X, no. Y, ص Z-Z, April, 2026.

mohammad looti. Spheres of Control Scale (Paulhus‚ 1983). PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. 2026;vol(issue):pages.

Related terms:

  1. Dean Alienation Scale (DAS)
  2. Extrinsic Contingency Focus Scale
  3. James Internal-External Locus of Control Scale
  4. Multidimensional I-E Scale
  5. Causal Dimension Scale II
  6. Adapted Uncertainty Scale
  7. Southampton Nostalgia Scale
  8. Southampton Nostalgia Scale
  9. RELIGIOUS PROBLEM-SOLVING SCALE
  10. Brown Locus of Control Scale
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