Correlation between Locus of Control and Big Five Personality Factors among Public and Private Services Officers

The aim of present study was correlation between Locus of control and big five personality factors among public and private services officers. The total number of samples was 200, selected from various public and private services from Baramati, Daund and Indapur Talukas. Two scale namely NEO-FFI: short form developed by Costa and McCrae (1996) and Levenson Locus of control scale prepared by Sanjay Vohra (1992) were use. Mean, standard deviation and Pearson correlation coefficient are used for statistical analysis of data. Correlation between internal locus of control (individual control) and neuroticism, extraversion, openness to experience and agreeableness these three factors were found insignificant. Result found that internal locus of control and conscientiousness negatively correlated. In case of external locus of control (Powerful others) and personality factors, correlation between external locus of control and neuroticism, extraversion conscientiousness were insignificant. Correlation between external locus of control (Powerful others) and openness to experience found significant, and openness to experience positively correlated in it.