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Peer reviewedSteinlauf, Barbara – Child Development, 1979
The contraceptive effectiveness of 155 single women between 15 and 25 years of age was found to be significantly and negatively related to a means-end problem-solving ability and a belief in internal control and significantly and positively related to a belief in chance control. (JMB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Contraception, Females, Locus of Control
Download full textMadden, Margaret E.; Janoff-Bulman, Ronnie – 1980
Socio-psychological research concerning the relationship between attributions and coping with negative events unrelated to marriage suggests two constructs, blame and perceived control, which may influence conflict resolution in marriage. Married women (N=32) were interviewed in an investigation of attributions of control and blame for marital…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Conflict, Coping, Family Problems
