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Peer reviewedLevenson, Hanna – Developmental Psychology, 1973
Subjects who reported that their parents used more punishing- and controlling-type behaviors were found to have greater expectations of control by powerful others, while subjects who viewed their parents as using unpredictable standards had stronger chance orientations. (ST)
Descriptors: College Students, Locus of Control, Parent Influence, Personality Development
Peer reviewedNowicki, Stephen Jr.; Walker, Charlotte – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 1973
It was predicted and found that social desirability was a significant mediator of locus of control-achievement relation for females. Results were interpreted within a cultural role model theory. (ST)
Descriptors: Achievement, Elementary School Students, Locus of Control, Personality Development
Peer reviewedMcKinney, J. P. – Human Development, 1980
Investigates the validity of a semiprojective measure of "engagement" with respect to the differential effects of family size. Engagement style refers to the perception one has of oneself as either doing (agent) or being done to (patient). Subjects were 51 male college students ranging in age from 18 to 26 years. (SS)
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Employed Parents, Family Influence
Download full textFalbo, Toni – 1980
Many psychological theories point to the importance of siblings in individual personality development. The impact of sibling status on interpersonal and achievement orientation was examined with undergraduates (N=1782) who completed a series of objective personality measures and a background questionnaire. Sibling status was defined in terms of…
Descriptors: Achievement, Birth Order, Competition, Egocentrism
Peer reviewedHertz-Lazarowitz, Rachel – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1979
Israeli children responded to a questionnaire assessing self-esteem, locus-of-control, and classroom social climate. Data were compared according to school grades, socioeconomic status, and sex. Affective personality variables and children's perception of the school social environment followed divergent patterns of development according to social…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Class Attitudes, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Style
Peer reviewedOllendick, Duane G. – Journal of Personality Assessment, 1979
A study of fourth graders and their parents was conducted to determine the relationship between parents' locus of control and their children's locus of control, anxiety, intelligence, achievement, and behavioral adjustment. The relationship between mothers' locus of control and children's characteristics was more consistent than between fathers…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Anxiety, Children, Fathers
Hill, Nancy E. – 1993
A study examined age and sex differences in engagement style and locus of control and their influence on African-American parent-adolescent relationships. The study subjects were 71 students in 9th grade and 57 students in 11th grade from 4 high schools in a large midwestern city; 46 college freshmen attending a large midwestern university; and 46…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Black Students, Blacks
