Factor dimensions of the child Nowicki-Strickland internal-external scale

Previous factor analyses of the Nowicki Internal-External Scales have not yielded consistent results. The present study, factoring the Child Nowicki-Strickland Internal-External Scale (CNS-IE), and employing 871 male adolescents, discovered 4 clear factor dimensions that were labelled ‘Autonomy-Rest...

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Published in:Personality and individual differences 1983, Vol.4 (6), p.645-649
Main Authors: Lindal, Rikardur E., Venables, Peter H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Personality. Affectivity
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Psychometrics
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Summary:Previous factor analyses of the Nowicki Internal-External Scales have not yielded consistent results. The present study, factoring the Child Nowicki-Strickland Internal-External Scale (CNS-IE), and employing 871 male adolescents, discovered 4 clear factor dimensions that were labelled ‘Autonomy-Restriction’, ‘Reinforcement Endowed-Reinforcement Deprived‘, ‘Internal Determinism-External Determinism’ and ‘Social Competence-Social Impotence’. An alternative scoring procedure is suggested for item No. 38 and a 20-item short version of the CNS-IE Scale is also proposed.
ISSN:0191-8869
1873-3549
DOI:10.1016/0191-8869(83)90118-6