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Peer reviewedLieberman, Janet Joseph – Adolescence, 1981
Results from a study of 104 college students generally did not corroborate previous findings. A small, statistically significant correlation between locus of control and birth control knowledge was found, but the practical significance of the relationship was diminished because the correlation was small and other relationships tested were found to…
Descriptors: College Students, Contraception, Higher Education, Locus of Control
Peer reviewedWisniewski, Shirley A.; Gaier, Eugene L. – Adolescence, 1990
Assessed causal attributions for losing perceived by high school students (N=150). Subjects responded to questionnaire comprising three categories of activities (sports, academic, social) in which they had not won or achieved desired outcome. Found that adolescent girls indicated significantly more internal attributions and boys more external…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Age Differences, Attribution Theory
Peer reviewedChubb, Nancy H.; Fertman, Carl I.; Ross, Jennifer L. – Adolescence, 1997
Examined gender differences and whether self-esteem and locus of control change during the high school years. Longitudinal analysis of students (N=174) indicated a significant main effect for gender, with lower self-esteem scores for girls. Locus of control was influenced by grade and an interaction between grade and gender. (RJM)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Age Differences, High School Students
Peer reviewedTurner, Lisa A.; Pickering, Shannon; Johnson, R. Burke – Adolescence, 1998
Utilizes the Students' Perception of Control Questionnaire (SPOCQ) with college students (N=147). Internal consistency and intercorrelations of SPOCQ subscales were acceptable. SPOCQ scores were related to self-esteem and grade point average. There were differences in SPOCQ scores for males and females and in the relation to self-esteem.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior, College Students, Grade Point Average
Peer reviewedSlater, Elisa J.; And Others – Adolescence, 1983
Examined the effects of separation and divorce on adolescents' (N=217) self-image, anxiety, locus of control, and perception of their family. Results indicated males from disrupted homes had better self-concepts and better perceptions of their family environment than those from intact homes. The opposite results were found among females. (JAC)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Anxiety, Family Environment
Peer reviewedDi Cindio, Linda A.; And Others – Adolescence, 1983
Examined the parent-peer orientation of 236 high school seniors. Results showed race was the strongest predictor of parent-peer orientation: Blacks tended to be more parent oriented. Respondents with high self-esteem were more parent oriented, while respondents who had an internal locus of control tended to be more peer oriented. (JAC)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Affiliation Need, High School Seniors, High Schools
Peer reviewedThorlindsson, Thorolfur; Vilhjalmsson, Runar – Adolescence, 1991
Examined predictors of cigarette smoking and alcohol use in nationwide sample of 1,200 Icelandic adolescents. Found that use of tobacco and alcohol was related to sex, residence, hours of paid work, physical activities, social network, educational performance and beliefs, and psychological distress. Concludes that existing theoretical perspectives…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Drinking, Employment
