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Desirability of Control (Brief)

DC-BGeneral motivation to be in control of one's life and work environment
3 items 2018 α .76 Free Consiglio, I., De Angelis, M., & Costabile, M.

What it measures

Three items measure the degree to which a person wants to be in control of their own destiny and work environment. Consiglio, De Angelis, and Costabile (2018) used the scale in Study 4 with 119 Erasmus University students. Two items were borrowed directly from Burger and Cooper's (1979) Desirability of Control scale; a third item from an unstated source was added.

Citation

Consiglio, I., De Angelis, M., & Costabile, M. (2018). The effect of social density on word of mouth. Journal of Consumer Research, 45(3), 511–528.

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