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Sex and Experienced Control throughout Adulthood: A Non-Linear Model.
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)
Control and the Aged: Environmental or Personality Factors.
Tiffany, Phyllis G.; Dey, Kay – 1983
Control over self, lifestyle, and environment is a major factor in how one ages. To investigate how age acts as an environmental force in affecting perceptions of control, 45 adults, aged 60-80, from western Kansas were administered the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS), the Tiffany Experienced Control Scales (ECS), the Minnesota…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Aging (Individuals), Attribution Theory, Gerontology
Climate Creators. Dynamic Characteristics of People Who Create Positive Organizational Climate.
Bedley, Gene – 1982
This book contains practical information on creating a positive work climate within an organization. Twenty separate characteristics of successful "climate creators" are discussed. Information is also included on: (1) climate; (2) climate creators; (3) dynamic characteristics of climate creators; (4) the challenge of creating a positive climate;…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Individual Characteristics, Individual Power, Leadership Qualities
Personality as a Resource in Stress Resistance: The Hardy Type.
Maddi, Salvatore R. – 1980
The notion that life stresses and personality have an interactive role in illness is part of the wisdom of the ages. Most past research has studied either life stresses or personality. A model for understanding health/illness status is presented that includes stressful life events and the resistance resources of personality, social supports,…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Cognitive Processes, Coping, Health
Locus of Control, Motives and Crime Prevention Attitudes of Classroom Facilitators and Inhibitors.
Gnagey, William J. – 1979
It is time to stop blaming the rise in serious student misbehavior on families, peers, teachers, school systems and society, and to begin to hold students responsible for their own actions. To compare the personal characteristics of disruptive and "normal" students, teachers in a small high school identified 69 inhibitors (disruptive students) and…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Behavior Problems, Delinquency Prevention, High School Students
Experienced Control in Pre-Adolescent and Adolescent Age Males and Females.
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