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Peer reviewedWestbrook, Mary T.; Viney, Linda L. – Journal of Personality Assessment, 1980
Scales measuring people's perceptions of themselves as origins (determining their own behavior) or pawns (their behavior being determined by forces beyond their control) were devised using content analysis of verbalizations. Data were obtained from 528 people, experiencing one of nine life situations. Pawn and origin perception differed across…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Affective Measures, Content Analysis
