IAR and CDR factor scores intercorrelate too weakly to confirm the two instruments measure the same locus of control construct¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r1 · q2
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Subclaims¶

q2 i? Of 100 possible intercorrelations of IAR and CDR factor scores, only thirteen were significant at the .05 level, leading the author to question whether the instruments measure the same construct. → Thomas 1975

Evidence¶

Thomas 1975¶

Thomas, Mollie B. (1975). Underlying Constructs of Locus of Control of Reinforcement. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED108039

q2 · i? · associational · r1

Correlational analysis of factor scores from 188 ninth-graders (17% black, 83% white; 54% males, 46% females) in an Illinois junior high school. The author reports "thirteen of a possible 100 intercorrelations" significant, concluding the low correlations "question whether or not the two instruments are in fact measuring the same construct."

"As indicated in Table 5, thirteen of a possible 100 intercorrelations of the CDR and IAR factor scores were significant at the .05 level, six of which were significant at the .01 level."

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