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Peer reviewedGibb, Gerald D.; Lambirth, Thomas T. – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1982
The possible use of Rotter Internal/External Locus of Control Scale in estimating situational valences through attribution is investigated. The data indicated that observing others' behavior in a high consensus, negative situation resulted in external attributions, while behavior viewed in the context of a positive situation resulted in internal…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Higher Education, Locus of Control, Psychological Characteristics
Peer reviewedWong, Paul T. P.; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1978
The Trent Attribution Profile provides measures of locus of control and stability which can be further partitioned into individual attribution elements (ability, effort, task difficulty, luck). Reliability and validity data are reported. (Author/JKS)
Descriptors: Adults, Attribution Theory, Higher Education, Locus of Control
Peer reviewedKeller, John M.; And Others – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1978
Rotter's Internal-External Locus of Control Scale (I-E) and the Survey of Study Habits and Attitudes were administered to 138 undergraduate students in a personalized system of instruction course. Results indicated that the I-E scale is related only to academic attitudes and that study habits are related to two measures of performance. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attribution Theory, Higher Education, Locus of Control
Peer reviewedEdwards, Jack E.; Waters, L. K. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1981
Scores on the Rotter I-E scale were correlated with scores on the verbal subtest of the College Qualification Test, cumulative grade point average, and attributions of performance to ability, effort, course difficulty, and luck. The I-E scores were unrelated to either verbal ability or grade point average. (Author/GK)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Attribution Theory, College Students
Peer reviewedPowell, Ronald R. – Library and Information Science Research, An International Journal, 1984
Examines the relationship between personality, as represented by Rotter's internal versus external control of reinforcement (locus of control), and frequency of public library use by university freshmen. Review of literature, hypothesis for study, definitions (independent and dependent variables), methodology and data collection, and findings are…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, College Freshmen, Correlation, Locus of Control
Download full textKolotkin, Richard A.; And Others – 1994
This experiment investigated: (1) relationships among locus of control, attributional style, and depression; (2) if a depressogenic attributional style could be empirically isolated; and (3) if reliable relationships existed between attribution and depression when depression was operationalized using different instruments. Subjects completed the…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Cognitive Style, Depression (Psychology), Helplessness
James, Lynne M. – 1997
The question of whether internal versus external locus of control for generalized expectancies of reinforcement is an important variable in working with college reentry students was examined in a descriptive study. Subjects were 24 women (9 Caucasians, 7 African Americans, and 8 Hispanic Americans aged 19 to 24 years) enrolled in a proprietary…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students
