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Locus of Control as a Function of Family Type and Age at Onset of Father Absence.
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Parish, Thomas S.; Nunn, Gerald D. – Journal of Psychology, 1983
American undergraduate students (n = 644) completed the Rather Internality-Externality Scale and provided information on their family background. Subjects were grouped according to father absence, cause of this absence, and their age at the time this event occurred. Results indicated locus of control varied markedly as a function of these…
Descriptors: Death, Divorce, Family Characteristics, Fatherless Family
Locus of Control and Father Loss.
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Parish, Thomas S.; Copeland, Terry F. – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 1980
Examines whether male and female college students reared in either father-absent or intact families differ in terms of their locus of control. (CM)
Descriptors: Child Rearing, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Fatherless Family
The Psychosocial Characteristics of At-Risk High School Students.
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Nunn, Gerald D.; Parish, Thomas S. – Adolescence, 1992
Examined differences between high school students who were at risk for school failure and control group of peers. Statistically significant differences were found with respect to locus of control, self-concept, and personal styles of learning. Implications focused upon approaches and suggestions regarding use of such knowledge in facilitating…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Cognitive Style, High Risk Students, High School Students
The Relationships Between Children's Self-Concepts and Evaluations of Parents as a Function of Family Structure and Family Process.
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Parish, Thomas S.; Nunn, Gerald D. – Psychology: A Quarterly Journal of Human Behavior, 1981
Inventory results indicated that children's self-concepts from happy divorced family environments were not significantly correlated with their ratings of parental figures. Self-concepts of happy children from unhappy divorced families and intact families (whether happy or unhappy) were found to be generally related to their evaluations of their…
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Children, Divorce, Family Relationship