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Peer reviewedKanfer, Frederick H.; Zich, Jane – Developmental Psychology, 1974
The effects of extent and kind of external control during training on later resistance to temptation were examined in preschool children. Boys transgressed significantly more quickly than girls. (ST)
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Reinforcement, Self Control, Sex Differences
Peer reviewedFry, P. S. – Developmental Psychology, 1975
A total of 57 7- and 8-year-old subjects matched on measures of socioeconomic status, locus of control, need for social approval, and self esteem were assigned to two affect conditions and one control condition. Subsequently they were exposed to a resistance-to-temptation task involving play with a forbidden toy. (GO)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Elementary School Students, Locus of Control, Primary Education
Peer reviewedGralinski, J. Heidi; Kopp, Claire B. – Developmental Psychology, 1993
Mothers of toddlers and preschoolers reported rules for everyday behaviors and noted their child's level of compliance. Results showed (1) commonalities among mothers in the network of rules being socialized; (2) high child compliance in situations involving rules for safety and other's possessions; and (3) an age-related movement from external…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Locus of Control, Longitudinal Studies, Mothers
