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Cox, William F., Jr.; Luhrs, Joyce A. – Social Behavior and Personality, 1978
Teenagers, classified according to Rotter's Locus of Control Scale, indicated whether or not and why they engaged in alcohol consumption or marijuana smoking. A higher proportion of externals drank but the groups did not generally differ in marijuana smoking behaviors. (Author/BEF)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Drinking
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Gilbert, Lucia Albino; Mangelsdorff, David – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1979
Subjects associated degrees of stress with experiences of social isolation and powerlessness. High internals reported higher stress than moderate or low internals. High internal clients reported lower self-esteem, higher stress, and less control over recent events than nonclients. (Author/BEF)
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Patterns, Emotional Response, Influences
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Rosen, T. John; And Others – Journal of Research in Personality, 1982
Examined the relations among self-esteem, perceived competency to cope, and actual coping behaviors following a threat communication. Manipulated threat level of a tetanus communication and fear level of an antismoking film. Results indicated low-esteem subjects showed coping deficits in both experiments, with positive feedback reversing the…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Competence, Coping
Henderson, James T. – 1976
This study assumes that all suicidal and self-destructive behavior can be placed on a continuum from hopeful (H) to hopeless (S). The author attempts to show that there is an underlying continuum of hope corresponding to what we know about the statistics of suicidal behavior. He employs two operational hypotheses as tests of his ideas: (1) a group…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Delay of Gratification, Emotional Adjustment, Locus of Control
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Herold, Edward S.; And Others – Journal of Psychology, 1979
Of the 486 single women aged 13-20 who were tested, the subjects with high self-esteem had positive attitudes toward using birth control pills, were less embarrassed about obtaining contraception, and were more effective and consistent contraceptive users. (RL)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitudes, Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research
Oster, G. D.; And Others – 1981
Research has found that differential attributional styles exist between depressed and nondepressed populations. Depressed (N=32) and nondepressed (N=32) undergraduate female students were selected on the basis of scores on the Beck Depression Inventory and Multiple Affect Adjective Checklist. Participants performed a key press task where the…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Behavior Patterns, Depression (Psychology), Females
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Snyder, Eldon E.; Spreitzer, Elmer – Youth and Society, 1992
Analyzes attitudinal and behavioral correlates of the following four categories of high school students from the High School and Beyond study: (1) scholar-athletes; (2) pure scholars; (3) pure athletes; and (4) nonscholar-nonathletes. Findings are discussed in terms of self-esteem, internal locus of control, and extracurricular involvement. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Athletes, Behavior Patterns, Extracurricular Activities