Smoking, Alienation, and Locus of Control Factors.

Schwebel, Andrew I.; Kaemmerer, William F.

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ERIC Number: EJ171280

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Publication Date: 1977

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Smoking, Alienation, and Locus of Control Factors

Schwebel, Andrew I.; Kaemmerer, William F.

Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 8, 3, 239-44, 77

College students' responses to Rotter's scale were factor analyzed, and smokers' exsmokers', and nonsmokers' factor scores were compared. The findings suggest the usefulness of the concepts of "alienation" and "alienation from one's body" in understanding life-threatening behaviors. (Author)

Descriptors: Death, Habit Formation, Locus of Control, Political Attitudes, Psychological Testing, Research Projects, Self Control, Smoking, Student Alienation

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