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Tiffany, Phyllis G. – 1983
Male and female adults revise their perceptions of control three times in their lives, between the ages of 20 and 65. To investigate the relationship between experienced control in terms of loci of control (internal, external), situations (opposite sex, same sex), and direction (from or over the environment), and the developmental stages of men…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adults, Age Differences, Aging (Individuals)
Peer reviewedSteitz, Jean A. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1981
Examined the effects of social age status and gender on perception of control of work, home, and school situations. Adults perceived the greatest control through the ability to influence powerful others. Adult females perceived greater influence than adolescent or retired females but the same as males of any age. (Author/JA)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Development, Adults, Age Differences
Tiffany, Phyllis G. – 1983
Adolescent determination of behavior can be viewed as the result of perceived locus of control. To investigate adolescent perceptions of control in terms of age, loci of control (internal or external), situations (community and home), and direction of control (from or over the environment), 909 adolescents (345 males, 564 females), aged 11-19,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Attribution Theory, Behavior Development
