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Sherman, Lawrence W. – 1984
Many studies have hypothesized a developmental relationship between children's chronological and mental ages and their intrapersonal perceptions of internal and external control. To investigate longitudinal changes in children's locus of control, 97 elementary school children, between the ages of 8 and 13, were administered the Children's…
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Cross Sectional Studies, Developmental Stages