TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1978//
TI  - Internal-external locus of control, experience as a police officer, and job satisfaction in municipal police officers
JO  - Journal of police science and administration
A1  - Lester, David
A1  - Genz, John L.
SP  - 479
EP  - 481
VL  - 6
IS  - 
N2  - In the last decade a considerable amount of research has been conducted on the personality variable of the locus of control... No research has been conducted yet to investigate how this dimension of belief might differ in various occupational groups. It was felt that the quasi-military nature of the police force with its emphasis on authority relationsihps within the force might lead to a growth in the belief in external control in the police officer...   Incidental to this major focus of the study, it was decided to inquire as to how satisfied the police officers were with their jobs as police officers.   The internal-external locus of control questionnaire was administered anonymously to two classes of experienced municipal police officers. In addition, each officer was asked to rate his satisfaction with his job as a police officer on a six-point scale: very satisfied (1), satisfied (2)...   Results:  Belief in an external locus of control was found to be related to job satisfaction in municipal police officers and was found to distinguish recruits from experienced officers. The relevance of these findings to selection and training the police officer was discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0090-9084
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -