Locus of control (LOC) is the perception of a connection between one's actions and their consequences. Children who believe that an outcome is largely contingent upon their own behaviour are seen as having a more internal locus of control, whereas children who believe that luck or chance largely determines an outcome are considered to be more external.
The LOC measure used in KLT was a shortened version of the Nowicki-Strickland Internal-External scale for children and contains 12 items. The scores were added together and split using the median to give two categories: Internalised and Externalised.
