Title
Locus of control and well-being at work : how generalizable are Western findings?
Document Type
Journal article
Source Publication
The Academy of Management Journal
Publication Date
4-1-2002
Volume
45
Issue
2
First Page
453
Last Page
466
Publisher
Academy of Management
Keywords
Locus of control; quality of work life; job satisfaction; job stress; well-being; employee morale; employees attitudes; management research; job enrichment; personnel management
Abstract
Managers from 24 geopolitical entities provided data on work locus of control, job satisfaction, psychological strain, physical strain, and individualism/collectivism. The hypothesis that the salutary effects of perceived control on well-being are universal was supported because relations of work locus of control with well-being at work were similar in almost all the sampled areas. Furthermore, the individualism/collectivism level of each sample did not moderate the magnitude of correlations of work locus of control with measures of well-being. Findings indicate that control beliefs contribute to well-being universally, but we suggest that how control is manifested can still differ.
DOI
10.5465/3069359
Print ISSN
00014273
E-ISSN
19303807
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Language
English
Recommended Citation
Spector, P. E., Cooper, C. L., Sanchez, J. I., O'Driscoll, M., Sparks, K., Bermin, P,...Yu, S. (2002). Locus of control and well-being at work: How generalizable are Western findings? Academy of Management Journal, 45(2), 453-466. doi: 10.5465/3069359
