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O'Leary, Michael R.; And Others – Journal of Counsulting and Clinical Psychology, 1976
One issue that has concerned investigators in recent years has been alcoholics' perception of their ability to control events that affect them. The current study investigated the relationship of locus of control scores to dropping out of treatment at various stages. Results are discussed. (Author)
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Institutionalized Persons, Locus of Control, Males
Peer reviewedNehrke, Milton F.; And Others – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1980
Veterans Administration domiciliary residents in three age groups over age 50 completed measures of life satisfaction, locus of control and self-concept. Older veterans had resolved ego integrity v despair crisis more adequately than younger veterans. An institutional environment that facilitates self-esteem and satisfaction of elderly residents…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cohort Analysis, Developmental Stages, Institutionalized Persons
Peer reviewedReid, David W.; And Others – Journal of Gerontology, 1977
Positive self-concept correlated with belief in one's internal locus of desired control. Examining only institutionalized subjects, the first study found this relationship to be prominent for male subjects. In the second study, comparing institutionalized and noninstitutionalized elderly, this relationship was again most prominent for…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Gerontology, Institutionalized Persons, Locus of Control
Nehrke, MiltonF.; And Others – 1975
This research project investigates the relationships between age and life satisfaction, self-concept, and locus of control among the aged. The predictions were based in large part on Erickson's adult development theory, and attempts were made to isolate the effects of age from other possible factors such as cohort and environment. The findings…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Development, Developmental Psychology, Institutionalized Persons
Peer reviewedErber, Joan T.; Dye, Carol J. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1982
Recently admitted nursing home residents received a battery of psychological tests and were rated on a number of behavioral indices. Results revealed the morale/anxiety dimension was independent of cognitive competency, internally controlled residents were rated high by others in behavioral competency, and self-rating scales measure something…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Cognitive Ability, Institutionalized Persons, Locus of Control
Peer reviewedBoyle, Edward S.; Sielski, Kathleen A. – Journal of Psychology, 1981
Hypothesized that internal locus of control would correlate with global self-esteem, physical self-concept, and lower physician-rated disability. Both hypotheses were partially supported. Internality correlated with greater educational attainment, externality with greater length of stay in the institution. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Disabilities, Institutionalized Persons, Locus of Control
Peer reviewedAsarnow, Joan Rosenbaum; Bates, Susan – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 1988
In a study of 53 psychiatric inpatients (ages 6-13), depressed children reported significantly more hopelessness, more negative self-perceptions, negative self-perceptions across a wider variety of domains, and more dysfunctional attributional styles than nondepressed controls. Additional results suggested that childhood depressive disorders may…
Descriptors: Alienation, Cognitive Style, Depression (Psychology), Elementary Education
