Progress of Measurement Tools on Locus of Control

doi:10.12114/j.issn.1007-9572.2018.00.384

Abstract

Abstract: Locus of control is an important dimension of personality traits，and the locus control tendency can guide and predict an individual's mental health and behavior.There are relatively well-developed measurement instruments for locus of control in foreign countries，while domestic researches in this field are relatively scarce.Therefore，we summarizes the main contents and characteristics of measurement tools on locus of control，so as to provide reference for domestic development of such measurement tools and intervention.

Key words: Psychology, Locus of control, Personality, Behavior, Assessment, Review

摘要： 心理控制源是人格特征的重要维度，个体内控或外控的心理控制源倾向会对其心理健康及行为产生指导和预测作用。国外心理控制源相关测量工具发展较为成熟，而国内关于此方面的研究相对匮乏。因此，本文对心理控制源相关测量工具包括一般心理控制源测量工具、不同领域心理控制源测量工具、父母心理控制测量工具的主要内容、特点等进行综述，以期为今后建立适合我国的心理控制源相关测量工具及相关干预研究提供借鉴和参考。

关键词: 心理学, 心理控制源, 人格, 行为, 测量, 综述

ZHU Tingting,LIU Dongling,ZHANG Jing, et al. Progress of Measurement Tools on Locus of Control　[J]. Chinese General Practice, 2019, 22(20): 2476-2481. DOI: 10.12114/j.issn.1007-9572.2018.00.384.
朱婷婷,刘东玲,张璟等. 心理控制源相关测量工具的研究进展[J]. 中国全科医学, 2019, 22(20): 2476-2481. DOI: 10.12114/j.issn.1007-9572.2018.00.384.

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