Authors : Pande A. and Jaiswal D.T.
Page Nos : 38-40
Description :
42 male sport persons and 18 female sport persons were administered Locus of control scale
and NEO
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Five factor Inventory. Thus, of the 60 Ss locus of control and five personality characteristics
were measured. It was hypothesized that internal locus of con
trol and neuroticism are positively and
significantly related. The strength of association between internal locus of control and extraversion,
openness, agreeableness and conscientiousness are negative and significant. Data were treated by mean
and SD, fo
r measuring strength of association product moment correlations were computed. Finally
regression analysis was done. Results supported both the hypotheses.
