Composición factorial de la escala de locus de control de rotter en universitarios mexicanos

Abstract

The factor structure of the Rotter's Locus of Control Scale in Mexican university students is analyzed. The sample consisted of 1537 participants; all of them students of the degree of Physical Education and Human Motricity offered at the Autonomous University of Chihuahua in Mexico, with a mean age of 20.56 years. Psychometric analysis showed that a tetra-factorial structure was adequate. The factorial structure of the questionnaire was analyzed with confirmatory factor analysis. The structure of the four factors (luck, political power, destiny and interpersonal relationships) showed adequate indicators of validity adjustment. In addition, factor analysis conducted with subsamples indicated the presence of strong evidence of factor structure stability.