Two scales were submitted together for factor analyses in order to determine the extent to which the dimensions of locus of control and anomie were related from the perspective of adolescents. It was concluded that the instruments measure different constructs and are factorially valid when considered together. (Author/AL)

Research on the effects of self-determined performance standards and locus of control beliefs on children's self-regulation of academic behavior suggested that: (1) the effects of self-regulation are task specific; and that (2) effective academic performance is a function of both motivation and skill. (Author/MJL)

Tested delinquent adolescents aged 10-16 to determine characteristics of depressive symptomatology. On the three measures the delinquent adolescent sample showed evidence of reduced self-esteem, depressive symptomatology, and characteristically external locus of control orientation. Discusses implications for identification and remediation using…

Describes biofeedback as the monitoring of a physiological function and the awareness of that by the person. Has been used in counseling as a relaxation aid. Other potential uses include improving clients' internal locus of control, reducing depression, diagnosing, and monitoring progress. Includes cautions and recommendations for counselor…

High school counselors conducted small group counseling sessions. Perspectives on outcome were provided by goal attainment ratings. Students attained both personal and educational goals. Planfulness of coping style was related to goal attainment. Results suggest counseling should include teaching planful problem solving, and should not…

Anxious college students were assigned to transcendental meditation (TM) and a control treatment. Demographic and pretest personality variables were correlated with continuation in treatment. The TM dropout was more disturbed and less self-critical than the person who continued. Differing treatment rationales rendered the treatments effective for…

Conceptualization and measurement of the control dimension is discussed from three theoretical perspectives: social learning, attribution, and intrinsic motivation theories. For each of these, evidence on the relationship between achievement and perceptions of control is summarized. Recommendations are made for research which will advance…

Reports experimental research testing the following hypotheses: (1) sex differences in self-confidence are a function of a particular ability area; and (2) self-confidence of women is more influenced than men's by the characteristics of the particular individual with whom they compare themselves. (Author/EF)

The role of locus of control in interpersonal attraction was examined by administering 1) the Nowicki-Strickland Locus of Control Scale and 2) a sociometric test of friendship to 200 eighth graders. (CM)

A sample of 48 American Olympic contenders was compared with a sample of 63 undergraduate education majors with respect to scores on Cattell's Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire and on three other scales. The athletes appeared to be more dominant, suspicious, self-sufficient, tense, and less sensitive. (CTM)

The purpose of this study was to compare the measured locus of control of preschool and primary children to their observed behaviors in two educational circumstances requiring interactions with adults. The findings are discussed briefly. (Author/KC)

Using locus of control personality scores from a sample of White adults, with education and income controlled, this study found that divorced persons were significantly more internal than married persons. The cross-sectional data does not unravel the issue of causal direction. (Author)

Ward residents view their dwelling as less secure and feel less able to control social encounters than do single room residents. Single room residents express greater desires for isolation and disclosure restriction. Data are consistent with an adaptation model of privacy-sociability preference. (Author)

Locus of control had substantial overlap with intelligence, but not with achievement. Analysis suggested that cognitive style and locus of control did not make an appreciable addition to the prediction by IQ scores alone of achievement in second and third grade learning disabled females. (Author)

In a study of undergraduates with procrastination problems, clients in the congruence conditions showed greater expectation and tendency toward change than those in the discrepancy conditions. A stronger effect, however, was due to the interpretations alone, which substantially changed clients' beliefs about the cause and controllability of their…