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Peer reviewedWard, L. Charles; Thomas, Linda L. – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1985
Administered items from three locus of control (LOC) tests and the Beck Hopelessness Scale to 197 undergraduates. Factor analyses produced multiple factors for each LOC test; Beck proved to be unidimensional. Each LOC test contained salient dimension describing belief in luck, chance, or fate. Other common themes were internal control and…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, College Students, Factor Analysis, Higher Education
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
Burns, John L.; And Others – 1985
Three hypotheses were tested regarding the attribution of causation for successful behavior by kindergarten children: (1) self concept--children with high self esteem make internal attributions and those with low self esteem make external attributions; (2) locus of control (LOC)--children with internal LOC make internal attributions and those with…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Early Childhood Education, Egocentrism, Kindergarten Children
