Hostility and locus of control in South Africa |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Computer Information Systems, Louisiana Tech University, PO Box 10318, Ruston, LA 71270, United States.;2. Management, Louisiana Tech University, PO Box 10138, Ruston, LA 71270, United States;3. Texas A&M University-Commerce, PO Box 3011, Commerce, TX 75429, United States;4. Marketing, Louisiana Tech University, PO Box 10318, Ruston, LA 71270, United States;1. Department of Management and Organisation, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1105, 1081, HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands;2. School of Management, Curtin Business School, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia 6070, Australia |
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| Abstract: | Previous research has quite consistently shown a significant positive correlation between external locus of control and the motor subscales of the Buss-Durkee (1957) Hostility Inventory. Moreover, research in the U.S.A. has tended to show that minorities (e.g. blacks) are more externally oriented than whites, although this has not been supported in South African research (Rajab and Ramkissoon, 1979) using blacks and English-speaking whites. The present study investigated the relationship between locus of control and hostility among Indians and Afrikaans-speaking whites in South Africa. The results showed Afrikaners to be more externally controlled than Indians and the association between hostility and externality to hold for Indians only. The findings are discussed in the light of South Africa's unique socio-cultural and political make-up. |
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