LCAST – R2 (Locus of Control & Attribution Style Test – 2nd Revision)

Description

The development of locus of control stems from family, culture, and past experiences.

Locus of control refers to how a person perceives the cause of life events. Someone with an internal locus of control would generally perceive himself or herself as responsible for certain occurrences (his or her actions would have a direct bearing on the result). On the other hand, a person with an external locus of control would most often blame (or thank) fate, destiny, luck, society or some other force beyond his or her control.

Intricately entwined in one’s locus of control is the attribution style. Attribution style determines whether an individual attributes successes and failures to internal or external, stable or unstable forces. For example, a student who scores low on her SATs might feel that she was particularly fatigued that day. She attributes her failure to unstable internal forces, which suggests that if she were given another try, she might not be so tired, and thus would hopefully receive a higher score.

Purpose: LCAST – R2 assesses whether a person believes that he or she has on impact on and can control what happens in his or her life, which can impact motivation, expectations, self-esteem, and risk-taking behavior.

Vitals
No. of questions: 35
Question type: Situational, self-report
Estimated completion time: 10 minutes
Shorter versions of assessment: N/A
Recommended age level: 18+
Qualification Level: Class A
Compliance: APA standards; EEOC standards (gender, age, disability,
ethnicity1)
Validation Information:
●● Sample Size: 55,053
●● Cronbach’s Alpha: 0.86

Features
Benchmarks: Available (general population and 25 industries)
Interview Questions: Available
Group Comparisons: Available

Report Includes:
● Summary
● Introduction
● Graphs
● Detailed narrative interpretation
● Strengths and Limitations
● Impression Management
● Advice

Factors and Scales:
Overall Score plus 8 scales, including:
● Success Orientation: Assesses whether a person attributes success to internal factors (under one’s control) or external factors (beyond one’s control).
● Success Stability: Assesses whether a person attributes success to stable or unstable factors.
● Failure Orientation: Extent to which a person attributes failures to factors within one’s control or factors beyond control.
● Failure Stability: Assesses whether a person attributes failure to stable or unstable forces.