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Locus of Control Assessment

Locus of Control refers to an individual's perception about the degree to which they believe that they have control over the outcome of events in their lives, as opposed to external forces beyond their influence. Or, more simply, do you believe that your destiny is controlled by yourself or by external forces?

Locus of Control Assessment

Directions: Circle — or here, select — the answer that most reflects how you feel about each statement below.
1 At work, I feel I have control over what happens in most situations.
2 I feel what happens in my life is often determined by factors beyond my control.
3 Over the next 5–10 years, I expect to have more positive than negative experiences.
4 I often have the feeling I am being treated unfairly.
5 In the past 10 years my life has been full of changes without my knowing what will happen next.
6 I gave up trying to make big improvements in my life a long time ago.

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Your category: –

Low internal locus of control = 3 or less  ·  Moderate = above 3 to 3.3  ·  Medium = above 3.3 to 3.7  ·  High = above 3.7

Sources: Bobak M, Pikhart H, et al. "Socioeconomic Factors, Material Inequalities, and Perceived Control in Self-Rated Health: Cross-Sectional Data from Seven Post-Communist Countries." Social Science and Medicine 2000; 51: 1343–50. "Association of Psychosocial Risk Factors with Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction in 11,119 Cases and 13,648 Controls from 52 Countries (the INTERHEART study): Case-Control Study." Rosengren A, Hawken S, et al. The Lancet 2004; 364: 953–62. Used with permission.