Workers' Belief in InternalVersusExternal Determinants of Success

Abstract

Summary In a study of correlates of belief in internal versus external determinants of success, 1131 full-time male American workers were interviewed and assessed on a variety of demographic and attitudinal dimensions. The results of discriminant analysis and ANOVAS indicated that (a) belief in external control was significantly related to overall job dissatisfaction, (b) black workers expressed greater belief in the importance of external factors as determinants of success, and (c) locus of control did not significantly moderate the relationship between job quality and job satisfaction. These findings are interpreted as extending previous findings in the locus-of-control literature to the adult labor force.

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