Table 4 Scale intercorrelations of competence and control beliefs measures.
Variable | Sample | 1 | 2 | 2.a | 2.b | 3 | 3.a | 3.b |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. General self-efficacy (GSE)a | G | – | ||||||
K | – | |||||||
2. Self-efficacy (SI)b | G | 0.66** | – | |||||
K | 0.46** | – | ||||||
2.a Self-concept of own competence (S)b | G | 0.60** | 0.91** | - | ||||
K | 0.51** | 0.85** | - | |||||
2.b Internality (I) b | G | 0.53** | 0.81** | 0.50** | - | |||
K | 0.33** | 0.92** | 0.57** | - | ||||
3. Externality (PC) b | G | –0.42** | –0.60** | –0.59** | –0.42** | - | ||
K | –0.18 | –0.22* | –0.18 | –0.22* | - | |||
3a. Powerful others (P) b | G | –0.37** | –0.51** | –0.53** | –0.29** | 0.84** | - | |
K | –0.08 | –0.17 | –0.11 | –0.19 | 0.88** | - | ||
3b. Chance (C) b | G | –0.38** | –0.58** | –0.52** | 0.55** | 0.94** | 0.55** | - |
K | –0.26* | –0.22* | –0.19 | –0.20 | 0.88** | 0.55** | - |
