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Role Conflict Locus of Control Scale

Role Conflict Locus of Control Scale Test

Understand how you handle role conflicts and whether you take responsibility or blame circumstances in about 5 minutes. Get clear insight to improve boundaries, teamwork, and targeted coaching or support.

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October 2, 2025

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16/24

Role Conflict Locus of Control (RCLoC)

Measures whether a person tends to resolve role conflicts by relying on internal responsibility versus attributing outcomes to external expectations and circumstances.

Internal locus dominant

Mixed locus

External locus dominant

0 – 10: Internal locus dominant | 11 – 15: Mixed locus | 16 – 24: External locus dominant

A score of 16 falls in the External locus dominant range, suggesting you more often interpret role conflicts as driven by external demands rather than primarily by your own choices.

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Managers in team tension

41%OF USERS

Leaders and supervisors take it to see whether they handle role conflicts by taking personal responsibility or attributing problems to external factors.

Professionals juggling roles

34%OF USERS

People balancing multiple expectations (employee, parent, partner, caregiver) use it to understand their default strategy when roles collide.

Coaches and counselors

25%OF USERS

Helping professionals take it to better frame client or group boundary issues and choose support that fits an internal or external coping style.

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Role Conflict Locus Scale (RCLS)

Average

7.6

Normal range

3.9 — 11.4

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What does this questionnaire measure?

It measures how a person typically explains and responds to conflicts between social roles. It identifies a tendency toward internal responsibility versus external attribution.

How should items be answered?

Select the response that best reflects what is usually true in role-conflict situations. Use first impressions rather than extended reflection.

How long does it take to complete?

Completion typically takes about 5 minutes. The questionnaire contains 24 items.

What do internal and external orientations mean in the results?

An internal orientation indicates that outcomes are viewed as mainly influenced by personal actions and decisions. An external orientation indicates that outcomes are viewed as mainly influenced by circumstances outside personal control.

How should results be used?

Results support discussion of coping strategies, boundary setting, and conflict management. They do not provide a diagnosis and should be interpreted alongside other information.

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Role Conflict Locus of Control Scale Test

locus of control role conflict

This self-report measure is designed to assess how individuals interpret and respond to conflicts between competing social roles. The Role Conflict Locus of Control Scale examines the extent to which a person attributes outcomes in role-conflict situations to internal personal agency versus external circumstances.

The instrument includes 24 items and typically requires about 5 minutes to complete. Scores are intended to support clinical or applied formulation by characterizing response tendencies during role strain, particularly patterns of perceived control and responsibility. The Role Conflict Locus of Control Scale is attributed to Julian B. Rotter.

Author: Julian B. Rotter

Literature: Kahn, R. L., Wolfe, D. M., Quinn, R. P., Snoek, J. D., & Rosenthal, R. A. Organizational stress: Studies in role conflict and ambiguity. Wiley. 1964.

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