A Study on Locus of Control and Well-Being in Employees in Private Sectors

The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between well-being and locus of control among employees in private sectors. Subjects for sample have been selected from private companies and institutions situated in Meerut city with the help of purposive and quota sampling technique. The sample consisted of 120 male and female employees, working in private sectors. Data was obtained with standardized inventories and analyzed with mean, standard deviation and t-test. Obtained result indicated the positive correlation between well-being and locus of control. It means, that Internally- oriented people tend to have higher score on well-being and externally oriented people show lower well-being. Internally oriented people tend to have higher scores on 'personal growth' and 'purpose in life' which are two distinct facets of well-being out of six.