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Peer reviewedConnolly, Sean G. – Personnel and Guidance Journal, 1980
Presents counseling and communication techniques for giving external expectancies the internal direction necessary to facilitate behavior change. Locus of control expectancies provide a useful concept for assessing and influencing the behavior of unmotivated clients. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Case Studies, Communication Skills, Counseling Techniques
Peer reviewedTrent, Curtis; And Others – Educational Gerontology, 1981
Determined whether attendance in a series of workshops on citizen participation in civic affairs could influence significantly locus of control, life satisfaction and anomia among older adults. The experience did enhance internal locus of control but no significant changes in anomia or life satisfaction occurred. (RC)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Behavior Change, Citizen Participation, Coping
