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Peer reviewedAllie, Stephen M. – Psychology in the Schools, 1979
A group of 135 children with adjustment problems, referred to a semiresidential educational setting, were evaluated using the Children's Nowicki-Strickland Scale of Internal-External Control. Pretest scores were factor-analyzed, revealing two correlated factors: general feelings of helplessness in interpersonal relationships, and general feelings…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Interpersonal Relationship, Locus of Control, Problem Children
Peer reviewedKennelly, Kevin; Kinley, Shirley – Psychology in the Schools, 1975
To determine the relationships among perceived contingency of teacher administered reinforcements, locus of control, and academic achievement, 49 sixth-grade boys were studied. In general, subjects who perceived their teachers as contingently punitive to boys were internal in locus of control and performed well on measures of academic achievement.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Locus of Control, Males
Peer reviewedKlein, Pnina S. – Psychology in the Schools, 1975
Creativity of 72 third-graders from open and structured classes was measured in relation to anxiety level. Low anxiety children were found more creative in open as compared to structured classrooms. No significant differences were found between creativity levels of high anxiety students in the two types of classes. (Author)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Children, Classroom Environment, Creativity
Peer reviewedArlin, Marshall – Psychology in the Schools, 1975
Examines the interactive effect of educational structure and a psychological trait, locus of control, on pupil attitudes. Subjects were 660 pupils in open and traditional classrooms in grades 4, 6, and 8. Catalytic interactions in the hypothesized directions were supported by the data with internals more satisfied in open, low-structured…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Educational Environment, Elementary Education, Locus of Control
Peer reviewedRosen, Catherine E. – Psychology in the Schools, 1977
Students in an experimental and a control high school were compared in the fall and spring on their locus of control scores. An Open Campus policy was instituted in the experimental school. The experimentals increased significantly more than controls in internal control. (Author)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Environmental Influences, High School Students, Locus of Control
Peer reviewedBradley, Robert; Teeter, Thomas A. – Psychology in the Schools, 1977
Locus of control and classroom behavior data were gathered from 223 randomly selected junior/senior high school students. Results showed moderate positive correlation between internality and both considerate and task-oriented behavior. The strongest relationship observed was between perceptions about the teacher's control over negative outcomes…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Classroom Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Interaction Process Analysis
Peer reviewedDougherty, A. Michael; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1978
Use of advice-giving, Adlerian interpretation, and analytically-derived interpretation with regard to whether feelings of approach, attack, or withdrawal were elicited was investigated by having subjects respond to eight videotaped role-played counseling segments. Subjects were 242 fourth-graders and 191 tenth-graders, grouped by locus of control.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Counseling, Counseling Effectiveness, Counseling Techniques
