LOCUS OF CONTROL AND CONSISTENCY OF MEASURED VOCATIONAL INTERESTS

The study examined the relationship between Rotter's (1966) concept of locus of control and certain constructs from Holland's (1966) theory. The Kuder DD Occupational Interest Survey (OIS) and Rotter's I-E Scale were administered to 162 freshmen male students at Acadia Uni-versity. Primary and secondary vocational types, and consistent and inconsistent patterns were established from the OIS following Holland's classification system. Intellectual and Realistic types differed significantly at the.05 and.01 level respectively from the remaining four vocational types in the direction of greater external control. Individuals with consistent patterns were significantly (.05 level) more internally con-trolled than those with inconsistent patterns. Résumé Le but de notre étude était d'examiner les relations existant entre le concept de Rotter sur le locus de contrôle (1966) et certains aspect