The influence of work locus of control and self-eficacy on the career commitment of librarians in public universities in Western Nigeria

The study investigated the influence of work locus of control and self-efficacy on the career commitment of librarians in public universities in western Nigeria. The study adopted the descriptive research designed of the ex-post-facto type. The population for the study consisted of all the 163 librarians in public universities in western Nigeria. The sampling technique used was total enumeration. One hundred and eleven (111) librarians filled and returned their questionnaires which were used for analysis. Data for the study were collected using three research instruments namely; the self-efficacy questionnaire, the work locus of control questionnaire and the career commitment questionnaire. The data were analyzed using percentages, Pearson Product Moment Correlation Analysis and Multiple Regression Analysis. The findings of the study revealed that career commitment of librarians have significant relationship with self-efficacy (r = 0.389, p < 0.05), but did not relate significantly to work locus of control (r = -.043, p > 0.05). In addition, the study revealed that a combination of work locus of control and self-efficacy significantly influenced the career commitment of librarians in public universities in western Nigeria (F= 9.673,df = 2;108, p < 0.05). However, self-efficacy was found to have a stronger influence on career commitment of librarians in public universities in western Nigeria.