An Empirical Study of the Relationship between the Locus of Control and Job Satisfaction

This study focuses on the relationships between locus of control, job satisfaction, and demographic variables. The paper applied Pearson product-moment correlation analysis and stepwise regression analysis to analyze data. The results indicated that first, the relationship between locus of control and job satisfaction is significantly correlated, that is, those with an external locus showed significantly lower levels of work satisfaction; second, locus of control and demographic variables can predict the variance of job satisfaction .