The study sought to establish the level of students' self-assessment skill--particularly "inexperienced" students--and to examine the relationship between self-assessment skill and learning style, student perceptions of academic locus of control and academic self-efficacy. Students were asked to evaluate and provide estimated marks for their own…

We investigated how differently structured external scripts interact with learners' internal scripts with respect to individual knowledge acquisition in a Web-based collaborative inquiry learning environment. Ninety students from two secondary schools participated. Two versions of an external collaboration script (high vs. low structured)…

Prior to 1986, economic conditions had resulted in substantial unemployment, layoffs, and reduced work time, and had produced underemployment and income reductions for families. Debilitating outcomes in such a situation are likely to depend upon a volatile blend of marital and personal qualities between spouses. Given the arguments regarding the…

Stress is the result of demand placed on the body by either positive or negative events. Locus of Control (LOC) refers to personal perception of the cause of events and reinforcement within the environment. Previous literature has indicated that low LOC scores are positively related to low stress scores. This study applied these concepts to female…

Dynamic motivational traits identified by Cattell were factor analytically examined to determine more general underlying factors. (Author/GO)

This study examined the relations between attitudes and cognitive functioning in 950 Israeli seventh grade students. In the lowest socioeconomic group, locus of control was the most potent attitude variable while in the higher socioeconomic groups, self-concept and aspirations were most strongly associated with cognitive functioning. (JMB)

Two experiments assessed the effect of individual differences on aggression. (Editor)

The purpose of the present research was to replicate O'Leary, et al.'s previous findings (EJ 100 528) and to test the hypothesis that the correlation between Rotter's Locus of Control scale and the Taylor Manifest Anxiety scale was moderated by neuroticism and negativism toward self. (Author/RK)

This study investigated the relationship between recalled maternal and paternal attitudes and locus of control. (Author)

Tested the hypothesis that reflective children would be more field-dependent and more internal than their impulsive counterparts. Subjects were first- and third-grade black children. (Author/SDH)

Presents a valid measure of locus of control constructed for 4- to 8-year-old children. Includes data reflecting achievement, interpersonal distance, and social desirability. Future research directions are specified. (Author/SDH)

Investigated the degree to which an individual disregards information about himself and his environment, as a function of his locus of control patterns, and hence is less responsive to or influenced by a given segment of information. Subjects were 341 fourth- and fifth-grade children. (SDH)

Four tests, ostensibly designed to measure IQ, were described to internally and externally oriented subjects. For two of the tests, the experimenter's descriptions of the tests included "built-in" rationalizations designed to provide the subjects with potential explanations for any test failures. Externals demonstrated greater preference for the…

The present study investigated the relationship between locus of control and defensive style as assessed by the Defensive Mechanism Inventory (DMI). (Author)