Locus of control and migration: A comparative study

Pages: 568-570
Jaishree Jain (Department of Psychology, SMS Medical College Jaipur, Rajasthan)

It is observed that there is a tremendous increase in brain drain in India. It is clearly not just a matter of increasing their income which in any event would be difficult or impossible to do on a large scale. So a present study aims to investigate the personality factor (Locus of Control) in making decision for migration. A sample of 50 male Indians intending to migrate to USA was compared on Locus of control with a matched sample of 50 Indians who planned to remain in India. The data were collected by Locus of Control scale by Rotter et al. (1976). A mail questionaire procedure was used. Mean, SD and Anova indicated that there is a significant difference between Locus of Control of emigrants and non emigrants. The findings indicate that Locus of control has influential role in decision making for migration.