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Bibliography of Studies Using the Work Locus of Control Scale

Adams, S. H., & Zuffa, B. S. (1996). Perceptions of small business owners and their managers: An examination of personality attributes and their effect on using computer technology. Paper presented at Allied Academies International Conference, Maui, Hawaii, October.

Andrews, M. C., & Kacmar, K. M. (2001). Discriminating among organizational politics, justice, and support. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 22, 347-366.

Andrews, M. C., & Kacmar, K. M. (2001). Impression management by association: Construction and validation of a scale. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 58, 142-161.

Aryee, S., Lo, S., & Kang, I. L. (1999). Antecedents of early career stage mentoring among Chinese employees. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 20, 563-576.

Bjerregaard, W. J. (2004). Inter-firm mobility, work locus of control, and internal career success in protean-orientation differentiated outplacement consultants. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Argosy University, Chicago.

Blau, G. (1993). Testing the relationship of locus of control to different performance dimensions. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 66, 125-138.

Blau, G. (2001). Testing the discriminant validity of occupational entrenchment. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 74, 85-93.

Blau, G. (2003). Testing for a four-dimensional structure of occupational commitment. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 76, 469-488.

Blume, B. J. (1997). Physical fitness and work related outcomes: The contributing factors. Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation, University of South Florida, Tampa.

Bond, F. W., & Bunce, D. (2003). the role of acceptance and job control in mental health, job satisfaction, and work performance. Journal of Applied Psychology, 88, 1057-1067.

Botha, C., & Pienaar, J. (2006). South African correctional official occupational stress: The fole of psychological strengths. Journal of Criminal Justice, 34, 73-84.

Breyer, L. J. (1993). A study of the influence of administrative discretion in expenditure decisions on the manager's economical use of the budget in Florida state government agencies. Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation, Nova University.

Chen, G., Goddard, T. G., & Casper, W. J. (2004). Examination of the relationships among general and wor-specific self-evaluations, work-related control beliefs, and job attitudes. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 53, 349-370.

Chung, Y. Y., & Ding, C. G. (2002). Development of the Sales Locus of control Scale. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 75, 233-245.

Cobb, A. (1998). Minority registered nurses and job satisfaction. Unpublished master's thesis, College of Notre Dame, Belmont, CA.

Coleman, D. F., Irving, G. P., & Cooper, C. L. (1999). Another look at the locus of control--organizational commitment relationship: It depends on the form of commitment. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 20, 995-1001.

Cook, K. W., Vance, C. A., & Spector, P. E. (2000). The relation of candidate personality with selection interview outcomes. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 30, 867-885.

Cvetanovski, J., & Jex, S. M. (1994). Locus of control of unemployed people and its relationship to psychological and physical well being. Work & Stress, 8, 60-67.

Daniels, K., Brough, P., Guppy, A., Peters-Bean, K. M., & Weatherstone, L. (1997). A note on a modification to Warr's measures of affective well-being at work. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 70, 129-138.

Englehardt, C. S. (2002). The organization as a complex adaptive system: Connectionist provocation as a stimulus and a stressor. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Sarasota, Sarasota, FL.

Fleury, P., Opperman, P., & Postemski, P. (1992). Job satisfaction among human resource professionals: Is it related to work locus of control? Unpublished paper, University of Hartford, Connecticut.

Fox, S. (1996). A model of computer-related work frustration- aggression. Unpublished Master's Thesis, University of South Florida, Tampa.

Fox, S., & Spector, P. E. (1999). A model of work frustration-aggression. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 20, 915-931.

Franco, L. M., Bennett, S., Kanfer, R., & Stubblebine, P. (2004). Determinants and consequences of health worker motivation in hospitals in Jordan and Georgia. Social Science & Medicine, 58, 343-355.

French, J. G. (2003). The relationship between locus of control, interpersonal conflict at work, workload, organizatinal constraints and job related affective well being and physical well being for radiation therapists. Unpublished Master’s thesis, Angilia Polytechnic University, Canada.

Furnham, A., & Drakeley, R. J. (1993). Work locus of control and perceived organizational climate. European Work and Organizational Psychologist, 3, 1-9.

Gillespie, M. (1999). An examination of the interactions among subordinate locus of control, task structure, and leadership style in accordance with the path-goal theory of leadership. Unpublished Honor's Thesis, University of South Florida, Tampa.

Graham, S. D. J. (1993). Staff burnout and job-induced tension: The buffering effects of social support and locus of control. Unpublished Master's Thesis, Simon Fraser University, Canada.

Guic, E., Mora, P., Rey, C., & Robles, A. (2006). Perceived work characteristics and coping stategies that predict distress among workers at primary health care centers. Revista Medica De Chile, 134, 447-455.

Gupchup, G. V., & Wolfgang, A. P. (1997). A modified work locus of control scale: Preliminary investigation of reliability and validity in a sample of pharmacists. Psychological Reports, 81, 640-642.

Harrison, A. W., Hochwarter, W. A., Perrewé, P. L., & Ralston, D. A. (1998). The ingratiation construct: An assessment of the validity of the measure of ingratiatory behaviors in organizational settings (MIBOS). Journal of Applied Psychology, 83, 932-943.

Heacox, N. J. (1996). The relationship between organizational frustration and aggressive behaviors in the workplace. Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation, California School of Professional Psychology, San Diego.

Hirschfeld, R. R., & Field, H. S. (2000). Work centrality and work alienation: Distinct aspects of a general commitment to work. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 21, 789-800.

Hodgkinson, G. P. (1992). Research notes and communications development and validation of the strategic locus of control scale. Strategic Management Journal, 13, 311-317.

Hoffman, R. R. (1997). Perceived obligations for career development: A comparison of responses of individuals who differ in managerial status and locus of control beliefs. Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation, The George Washington University.

Hoflund, S. E. (2004). The relationship between job satisfaction and locus of control: A study of employees in financial institutions in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation, Capella University.

Hunter, G. C. (1994). Who's really in charge of my life, anyway? Locus of control and cognitive substance abuse treatment in a federal prison. Journal of Rational Emotive and Cognitive Behavior Therapy, 12, 219-227.

Irving, P. G., & Coleman, D. F. (2003). The moderating effect of different forms of commitment on role ambiguity-job tension relations. Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences, 20, 97-106.

Irving, P. G., Coleman, D. F., & Cooper, C. L. (1997). Further assessments of a three-component model of occupational commitment: Generalizability and differences across occupations. Journal of Applied Psychology, 82, 444-452.

Jiang, J., Yang, L. Q., & Xu, Y. (2004). The validation of Work Locus of Control Scale in China. Chinese Mental Health Journal, 18, 628-630.

Kline, G. M., & Warmbrodt, T. L. (1997). The relationship between locus of control, life satisfaction and attitude toward workplace violence. Unpublished paper, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, Erie.

Leung, T. W., Siu, O. L, & Spector, P. E. (2000). Faculty stressors, job satisfaction, and psychological distress among university teachers in Hong Kong: The role of locus of control. International Journal of Stress Management, 7, 121-138.

Lu, L., Kao, S. F., Cooper, C. L., & Spector, P. E. (2000). Managerial stress, locus of control and job strain in Taiwan and UK: A comparative study. International Journal of Stress Management, 7, 209-226.

Macan, T. H., Trusty, M. L., & Trimble, S. K. (1996). Spector’s Work Locus of Control Scale: Dimensionality and validity evidence. Educational & Psychological Measurement, 56, 349-357.

Martin, R., Thomas, G., Charles, K., Epitropaki, O., & McNamara, R. (2005). The role of leader-member exchanges in mediating the relatinship bettween locus of control and work reactions. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 78, 141-147.

Menon, S. (1994). Personality variables and their relationship with leadership style, job satisfaction, and job stress: A comparative study between the United States and India. Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation, University of South Florida, Tampa.

Mingote, J. C. (1995). Job satisfaction, work related strain and quality of life in doctors. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Madrid, Spain.

Moyle, P. (1995). The role of negative affectivity in the stress process: tests of alternative models. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 16, 647-668.

Moyle, P., & Parkes, K. (1999). The effects of transition stress: A relocation study. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 20, 625-646.

Mudrack, P. E. (1997). Protestant work-ethic dimensions and work orientations. Personality and Individual Differences, 23, 217-225.

Mudrack, P. E., & Mason, E. S. (1995). Extending the Machiavellianism construct: A brief measure and some unexplored relationships. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, 10, 187-200.

Mudrack, P. E., & Mason, E. S. (1996). Individual ethical beliefs and perceived organizational interests. Journal of Business Ethics, 15, 851-861.

Mudrack, P. E., Mason, E. S. & Stepanski, K. M. (1997). Equity sensitivity and business ethics. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 72, 539-560.

Muhonen, T., & Torkelson, E. (2004). Work locus of control and its relationship to health and job satisfaction from a gender perspective. Stress and Health, 20, 21-28.

Narayanan, L. (1996). Occupation specific stress in the workplace: A comparative study of the United States and India. Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation, University of South Florida, Tampa.

Narayanan, L., Menon, S., & Spector, P. E. (1999). A cross-cultural comparison of job stressors and reactions among employees holding comparable jobs in two countries. International Journal of Stress Management, 6, 197-212.

Näswall, K., Sverke, M., & Hellgren, J. (2005). The moderating role of personality charactieristics on the relationship between job insecurity and strain. Work & Stress, 19, 37-49.

O’Brien, K. E., & Allen, T. D. (2008). The relative importance of correlates of organizational citizenship behavior and counterproductive work behavior using multiple sources of data. Human Performance, 21, 62-88.

O’Connor, W. E., & Morrison, T. G. (2001). A comparison of situational and dispositional predictors of perceptions of organizational politics. Journal of Psychology, 135, 301-312.

Oliver, J. E., Jose, P. E., & Brough, P. (2006). Confirmatory factor analysis of the Work Locus of Control Scale. Educational and Psychological Measurment, 66, 835-851.

Orpen, C. (1991). The Work Locus of Control Scale as a predictor of employee attitudes and behavior: A validity study. Psychological Studies, 36, 67-69.

Owen, S. S. (2006). Occupational stress among correctional supervisors. The Prison Journal, 86, 164-181.

Punnett, B. J., Greenidge, D., & Ramsey, J. (2007). Job attitudes and absenteeism: A study in the English speaking Caribbean. Journal of World Business, 42, 214-227.

Raja, U., Johns, G., & Ntalianis, F. (2004). The impact of personality on psychological contracts. Academy of Management Journal, 47, 350-367.

Ross, G. F. (1991). Correlates of work responses in tourist industry. Psychological Reports, 68, 1079-1082.

Sanabria, R. L. (1997). Personal variables and critical incident stress among correctional officers. Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation. Indiana State University, Terre Haute.

Sager, J. K., Strutton, H. D., & Johnson, D. A. (2006). Core self-evaluations and salespeople. Psychology & Marketing, 23, 95-113.

Sargent, L., & Terry, D. J. (1994, August). The effects of work control and job demands on employee adjustment and work performance. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Convention, Dallas, Texas.

Short, J., & Jones, F. (1992). Work locus of control: A study in Eastern Europe. Unpublished paper, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield Herts, UK.

Silvester, J., Anderson-Gough, F. M., Anderson, N. R., & Mohamed, A. R. (2002). Locus of control, attributions and impression management in the selection interview. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 75, 59-76.

Siu, O. L., & Cooper, C. L. (1998). A study of occupational stress, job satisfaction and quitting intention in Hong Kong firms: The role of locus of control and organizational commitment. Stress Medicine, 14, 55-66.

Siu, O. L., Spector, P. E., Cooper, C. L., Lu, L., & Yu, S. (2002). Managerial stress in Greater China: The direct and moderator effects of coping strategies and work locus of control. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 51, 608-632.

Siu, O. L., Spector, P. E., Cooper, C. L., Sparks, K., & David, I. (2001). A study of managerial stress in Hong Kong: Age differences in coping and locus of control. Psychology and Aging, 16, 707-710 .

Smith, L., Spelten, E., & Norman, P. (1995). Shiftwork locus of control: Scale development. Work & Stress, 9, 219-226.

Spector, P. E. (1992). Summated Rating Scales. Newbury Park, CA: Sage.

Spector, P. E. (1988). Development of the work locus of control scale. Journal of Occupational Psychology, 61, 335-340.

Spector, P. E., Cooper, C. L., & Aguilar-Vafaie, M. E. (2002). A comparative study of perceived job stressor sources and job strain in American and Iranian managers. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 51, 446-457.

Spector, P. E., Cooper, C. L., Sanchez, J. I., O’Driscoll, M., Sparks, K., Bernin, P., Büssing, A., Dewe, P., Hart, P., Lu, L., Miller, K., Renault de Moraes, L., Ostrognay, G. M., Pagon, M., Pitariu, H., Poelmans, S., Radhakrishnan, P., Russinova, V., Salamatov, V., Salgado, J, Shima, S., Siu, O. L., Stora, J. B., Teichmann, M., Theorell, T., Vlerick, P., Westman, M., Widerszal-Bazyl, M., Wong, P., & Yu, S. (2001). Do national levels of individualism and internal locus of control relate to well-being: An ecological level international study, Journal of Organizational Behavior, 22, 815-832 .

Spector, P. E., Cooper, C. L., Sanchez, J. I., O’Driscoll, M., Sparks, K., Bernin, P., Büssing, A., Dewe, P., Hart, P., Lu, L., Miller, K., Renault de Moraes, L., Ostrognay, G. M., Pagon, M., Pitariu, H., Poelmans, S., Radhakrishnan, P., Russinova, V., Salamatov, V., Salgado, J, Shima, S., Siu, O. L., Stora, J. B., Teichmann, M., Theorell, T., Vlerick, P., Westman, M., Widerszal-Bazyl, M., Wong, P., & Yu, S. (2002). A 24 nation/territory study of work locus of control in relation to well-being at work: How generalizable are western findings? Academy of Management Journal, 45, 453-466.

Spector, P. E., & O'Connell, B. J. (1994). The contribution of individual dispositions to the subsequent perceptions of job stressors and job strains. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 67, 1-11.

Spector, P. E., Sanchez, J. I., Siu, O. L., Salgado, J., & Ma, J. (2004). Secondary control, socioinstrumental control, and work locus of control in China and the U.S. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 53, 38-60.

Storms, P. L., & Spector, P. E. (1987). Relationships of organizational frustration with reported behavioral reactions: The moderating effect of perceived control. Journal of Occupational Psychology, 60, 227-234.

Strauser, D. R., Ketz, K., & Keim, J. (2002). The relationship between self-efficacy, locus of control and work personality. The Journal of Rehabilitation, 68, 20-26.

Strauss, C. M. (1998). The five factor model of personality and locus of control as predictors of managers' performance. Unpublished Master's Thesis, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Turban, D. B., & Dougherty, D. W. (1994). Role of protégé personality in receipt of mentoring and career success. Academy of Management Journal, 37, 688-702.

White, A. T., & Spector, P. E. (1987). An investigation of age-related factors in the age-job satisfaction relationship. Psychology and Aging, 2, 261-265.

Widerszal-Bazyl, M., Cooper, C. L., Sparks, K., & Spector, P. E. (2000). Managerial stress in private and state organizations in Poland. Stress Medicine, 16, 299-314.

Zia-Mian, M. B. (1997). Supervisory style, job satisfaction, and locus of control : a comparative analysis between Jamaican and American employees. Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation, University of South Florida, Tampa.