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Personal History of Psychological Stress Related to Locus of Control Orientation Among College Women
Peer reviewedBryant, Brenda; Trockel, Jennifer F. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1976
Retrospective reports on stressful life events and a measure of internal-external locus of control orientation were analyzed. Findings indicated (a) affectively significant, recalled life stresses (preschool) were related to strong external control orientation in adulthood; and (b) recalled positive life stresses tended to be related to strong…
Descriptors: Biographical Inventories, Emotional Experience, Females, Locus of Control
