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==ICI and Running Survey==
If you I asked in a recent survey people's ICI score and how they would like to contribute to characterize themselves. The results are shown below, which suggests there may be a survey looking at the relationship correlation between ICI and running. However, please fill in the survey belowsample size is too small to draw any firm conclusions {| {{table}}| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Average ICI'''| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Type'''|-| 104||A non-runner|-| 100.6||A non-competitive runner|-| 104.6||A competitive runner|-| 110.5||A competitive marathon runner|-| 112.825||A non-competitive ultramarathon runner|-| 117.1428571||A competitive ultramarathon runner|} Looking at just runners, competitive had an average ICI of 114 and non-competitive 111. Runners had an average of 103, marathon runners 111 and ultramarathon runners 114.
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==The meaning of ICI Values==
The ICI questions will give you a number in the range 28-140, with higher numbers indicating a more internal Locus of Control (LoC). The value 84 is the center of the scale, indicating neither an internal nor external LoC. Values below 84 indicate a belief that your life is controlled more by external forces than yourself, and the lower the value, the stronger that belief in the power of external forces. Likewise, values above 84 indicate a belief that you are in control of your own life, with higher values indicating stronger belief in your own power.
Note that 84 is not an average or normal value. A 2003 study of 100 people, 50 with high school education or less and 50 with graduate degree or higher found that those with a high school education or less had an average ICI of 99.7 (SD 14.7) where those with a graduate degree or higher had an average ICI of 116.7 (SD 12.3). The original ICI work did examined 1365 junior college, university undergraduate, and continuing education students and found average ICI values between 99.3 and 120.8 for various groups within the sample.
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