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Relationship Locus of Control Questionnaire

Relationship Locus of Control Questionnaire Test

Understand whether you credit relationship outcomes to your choices or outside forces in about 6 minutes. Get clear insight to guide healthier patterns, set realistic goals, and focus growth where it matters.

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October 2, 2025

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Internal vs. External Relationship Locus of Control (IvERLoC)

Measures whether a person tends to attribute relationship outcomes more to their own actions (internal control) or to outside forces (external control).

More internal control

Mixed control

More external control

0 – 6: More internal control | 7 – 14: Mixed control | 15 – 23: More external control

A score of 4 falls in the “More internal control” range, suggesting you more often see your choices and actions as influencing relationship outcomes rather than luck or circumstances.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Couples in recurring conflict

41%OF USERS

Partners take it to understand whether they tend to blame each other or circumstances versus their own choices when problems repeat.

People after a breakup

34%OF USERS

They use it to make sense of what went wrong and whether they attribute relationship outcomes to luck, the other person, or themselves.

Counseling and training clients

25%OF USERS

Clients in therapy, coaching, or group trainings take it to quickly clarify their responsibility style in relationships and set practical change goals.

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What does this questionnaire measure?

It assesses how relationship outcomes are usually explained, either through personal actions and choices or through external forces such as luck, circumstances, or a partner’s influence.

How is it completed?

Read each statement and select the response that best matches the explanation typically used in relationship situations. Answer based on usual patterns rather than a single event.

How long does it take and how many items are included?

Estimated completion time is about 6 minutes. The questionnaire includes 28 items.

How are the results interpreted?

Scores indicate a dominant internal or external locus of control in relationships. The result reflects attribution style and is not a measure of character, morality, or relationship quality.

What is the recommended use of the results?

Results can guide counseling, coaching, or training goals by identifying whether responsibility is typically minimized or over-assumed. Follow-up discussion is recommended when results appear inconsistent with observed behavior.

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Relationship Locus of Control Questionnaire Test - Symptoms and Signs

close relationships locus of control

This measure examines perceived control within intimate or close interpersonal relationships. The Relationship Locus of Control Questionnaire is used to characterize the extent to which an individual attributes relationship outcomes to personal influence versus external forces.

It consists of 28 items and typically requires about 6 minutes to complete. Items ask respondents to endorse statements reflecting habitual explanations for relationship successes and difficulties, yielding an index of internal versus external locus of control in the relationship domain.

In clinical and research settings, the Relationship Locus of Control Questionnaire can inform case formulation by clarifying attributional style related to relational events and perceived agency, and it may be used alongside other self-report measures to contextualize interpersonal functioning.

Author: j-b-rotter

Literature: Rotter, J. B. Generalized expectancies for internal versus external control of reinforcement. Psychological Monographs. 1966.; Lewis, P., Cheney, T., & Dawes, A. S. Locus of control of interpersonal relationships questionnaire. Psychological Reports. 1977.

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