TY  - JOUR
AB  - Measures perceived locus of control (LoC) and levels of
occupational stress in a sample of 189 members of the Devon Ambulance
Service, using Levenson′s multidimensional LoC questionnaire and a
specially designed stress questionnaire. Finds significant positive
relationships between levels of stress and both “chance” and
“powerful others” LoC but, contrary to expectations, the
relationship between internal LoC and stress was non‐significant. The
fact that different results were obtained for the internal and two
external LoC measures supports Levenson′s decision to develop separate
scales for these variables. However, the practical implications of the
results are limited. As chance and powerful others do genuinely have a
major impact on the working lives of ambulance service personnel, any
attempt to increase internality or reduce externality would run the risk
of denying or distorting reality, thus causing serious psychological
problems in the longer term.
VL  - 8
IS  - 5
SN  - 0268-3946
DO  - 10.1108/02683949310040560
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/02683949310040560
AU  - James Alma E.C.
AU  - Wright Peter L.
PY  - 1993
Y1  - 1993/01/01
TI  - Perceived Locus of Control: OCCUPATIONAL STRESS IN THE AMBULANCE SERVICE
T2  - Journal of Managerial Psychology
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 3
EP  - 8
Y2  - 2024/09/22
ER  -