Relation of Locus of Control to Aspiration Level and to Competitive Anxiety

Abstract

To determine the relationship between locus of control and competitive anxiety, and locus of control and level of aspiration 36 undergraduates were tested. Each was given Levenson's Locus of Control, Marten's Adult Sport Competition Anxiety Test, and an aspiration test involving tossing at a target. Pearson product-moment correlation indicated internal locus of control was not related to aspiration level, but aspiration level was negatively related to the “powerful others” locus of control. Internal locus of control was negatively related to competitive anxiety and to the external scales. The “powerful others” and “chance” scales were positively related.