Integrates a review of Rotter's theory with an analysis of the design and development of locus of control scales, and tests the reliability and validity of an abbreviated version of Rotter's Locus of Control Scale which provides practitioners with an instrument less confusing than other locus of control scales. (Author)

This study uses a multifactorial model of locus of control to examine the attribution of causality in Black and White students in Zambia and Zimbabwe-Rhodesia. (Author/MC)

Examines the longitudinal relationship between internal-external locus of control and adjustment using independent measures within two dissimilar treatment environments: a traditional ward and a token economy ward. Subjects were 65 female psychiatric inpatients. (CM)

Subjects focused attention on actual or imagined stimuli while recording intruding thoughts by pressing a button. Results showed that an internal locus of control was related to fewer intrusions than an external. Actual stimuli resulted in fewer intrusions than imagined stimuli. (Author/BEF)

The test developer's reply to Herzberger et al.'s allegation that the internal consistency of the Preschool and Primary Nowicki-Strickland Internal-External Control Scale is not sufficiently high to justify the scale's use. (CM)

Measures of locus of control, intelligence, and academic achievement were administered to a sample of male juvenile delinquents. All intercorrelations among the three tests were positive and significant. However, when the effects of intelligence were partialed out, achievement did not vary significantly for different levels of locus of control.…

Reports that students completing an environmental studies course displayed significant gains when compared with students not completing such a course. These gains were made in acquiring a more internally-oriented locus of control of reinforcement for environmentally responsible behavior, a higher perception of their knowledge of and skill in using…

Studied relationships among repression-sensitization and Levenson's three dimensions of perceived contingency (internal, powerful others, and chance) in college students (N=70). Found relationship between sensitization and belief in powerful others appeared to depend on the presence of a belief in chance control. (Author/ABL)

Among 120 Cherokees and Cheyennes tested with Levenson's multidimensional locus of control scale, Cheyenne male alcoholics scored significantly lower on the internal scale than Cheyenne male nonalcoholics, and Cherokee female alcoholics scored significantly higher on the external scale than Cherokee female nonalcoholics. Contains 16 references.…

No differences in goal orientation or locus of control were apparent among 151 New Mexico adolescents: 37 long-term GRADS (Graduation, Reality, and Dual Role Skills) participants, 46 new to GRADS, and 68 controls. Pregnant and nonpregnant girls differed in their ranking of most important goals. (SK)

Congruent career aspirations and current occupations of 61 undergraduates were significantly related to career locus of control but not to age or career decision-making self-efficacy. The latter was associated with age and year in college. (SK)

Examined effect of narcissism and locus of control on prisoner ability to complete family life psycho-educational program. Data from 63 inmates and 2 sex offender groups indicated significant correlation between locus of control, narcissism, and final examination scores. No significant correlations were found between narcissism and locus of…

Investigated importance of coping resources in finding reemployment after job loss. Findings from 186 unemployed adults who were actively seeking reemployment revealed that those subjects who became reemployed within three months of job loss were more internal in their locus of control, had greater self-efficacy, and possessed better…

Examined data from 809 Illinois residents surveyed in 1985. Found marriage had trade-offs for women's sense of control: it increased it by increasing household income, but it decreased it, probably by decreasing autonomy. With household income held constant, nonmarried women had highest sense of control of any group. For men, marriage had less…