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Download full textMeyerowitz, Beth E.; And Others – 1984
Previous research suggests that belief in the uncontrollability of a situation results in maladaptive attempts to control outcomes; perceptions of cancer's uncontrollability may result in negative attitudes toward the disease and toward patients. To test this theory 160 college students read and responded to a paragraph describing a disease…
Descriptors: Cancer, College Students, Higher Education, Locus of Control
