White defends his position that educating a pupil for autonomy, where she is left with the option of autonomously choosing to become nonautonomous, is not an arbitrary imposition in the same way as inculcating a Catholic or Communist or Muslim way of life would be. (RM)

Compared the self-esteem of adolescent mothers (N=37) to a control group to determine whether adolescent mothers felt there was a cause-effect relationship between their behavior and future consequences. Results indicated that adolescent unwed mothers exhibit low self-esteem and high external locus of control. (LLL)

A meta analysis of research on children's attributions for success and failure was conducted to test the adequacy of the egotistic bias hypothesis for children in grades one to seven. Results supported the egotism hypothesis and indicated that both question wording and research context are important determinants of children's attributions.…

The Personal Reaction Scale was developed as a test for adults to measure their locus of control perceptions. It was administered to women college students, their parents, and parents of preschool children. Responses were factor analyzed to yield six factors: Fate, Social Self, Personal Self, Self-Determination, Luck, and Powerlessness.…

A study of student stress before and after a clinical clerkship examined the relationship of favorable or unfavorable stress, as perceived by the student, to locus of control and self-esteem. The major finding was an association of unfavorable stress with poor academic performance. Stress management training is recommended. (MSE)

Experienced teachers (n=202) enrolled in graduate courses were characterized as externals or internals using Rotter's I-E Locus of Control Scale. Response choices of solutions employing intrinsic or extrinsic motivation for academic and conduct problem vignettes were analyzed. Results support a positive relation between externality and extrinsic…

Examines the influence of teachers' (N=155) psychological needs on their perceptions of exceptionality in students. Results showed outer-directed teachers made more referrals per capita than did inner-directed teachers. A narrower accepted range of normalcy was associated with an increase in false positive referrals. (JAC)

This investigation studied several aspects of the Exercise Behavior Model by investigating 65 college women's exercise behavior in relation to perceived control over exercise behavior, selected values, and attitudes toward physical activity. Results of this exploratory study are reported. (JMK)

The Health Locus of Control (HLC) Scale is an area-specific measure of expectancies regarding locus of control developed for prediction of health-related behavior. Two experiments show discriminant validity of the HLC in contrast with Rotter's Internal-External Locus of Control Scale. Normative data on the HLC are provided. (Author)

Adjustment of patients with a serious medical condition to psychological stress accompanying their disorder was investigated. Long-term hemodialysis patients (N=22) and 24 patients in recovery stages of minor medical problems were experimental and control subjects. A significant relationship was found between denial and external locus of control…

Inescapable shock given to weanling rats produced large deficits in adult escape behavior. Experience with escapable shock while a weanling immunizes the animal against the deficits produced by inescapable shock received as an adult. Implications of these findings for animal models of human depression are discussed. (Author/MS)

This paper examines the psychosocial development of Nepalese child laborers. The findings are discussed in relation to the questions of where and how learning occurs, whether transfer or generalizations occur from specific skills to other activities, and what role the socialization process plays in the psychological well-being of the Nepalese…

Peter Palmer's book "The Courage to Teach" sparked an interest in Quaker pedagogy in recent years. This paper sketches some ways in which Quaker principles inform what one educator does in his community college composition classes. The paper briefly describes the origins of Quakerism in the language of educators. It states that Quaker…

Five groups of approximately 50 children, grades 2 through 6, from each of five schools (four in low socioeconomic mostly black areas), originally referred for 1 or 2 years' support in a behaviorally oriented resource room, were followed up after regular class placement for 2 or 3 years. (MC)

The Intellectual Achievement Responsibility Questionnaire (IAR) was given to 183 children, ages 9 to 14, from three kibutz movements in Israel, in order to explore the meaning of locus of control among children raised within a specified framework. (ST)