An investigation of the psychometric characteristics of persian version of the dependency-oriented and achievement-oriented psychological control Scale in high school students

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1 M.A student in psychology of Semnan University

2 Assistant Professor EducationalPsychology, University of Semnan

3 M.A student in clinical psychology of Semnan University

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of Persian version of the Dependency-Oriented and Achievement-Oriented Psychological Control Scale in high school students. The method of this study was descriptive and correlational. All high schools of Dehdasht during the school year of 2013-2014 formed the population of the study. 310 students were selected by random multistage cluster sampling. All of the students completed psychological control scale, Beck Anxiety Inventory and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Inventory. For data analysis, exploratory factor analysis, Cronbach's alpha and Pearson correlation were used. The results of exploratory factor analysis showed that this scale was saturated with two factors, Dependency-Oriented psychological control and Achievement-Oriented psychological control. The validity of Dependency-Oriented and Achievement-Oriented Psychological Control Scale obtained 0.88 for the whole scale and each of the subscales including Dependency-Oriented Psychological Control obtained 0.86 and Achievement-Oriented Psychological Control obtained 0.83 by Cronbach alpha which showed the high power of the instruments. The results showed that Dependency-Oriented and Achievement-Oriented Psychological Control Scale had acceptable psychometric properties for high school students and it can be used as a reliable instrument in psychological studies.

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