Locus of Control and Depression in Students and Psychiatric Outpatients.

Costello, Elizabeth J.

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ERIC Number: EJ261200

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1982-Apr

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Locus of Control and Depression in Students and Psychiatric Outpatients.

Costello, Elizabeth J.

Journal of Clinical Psychology, v38 n2 p340-43 Apr 1982

Examined the relationship among depression, locus of control of reinforcement, and age in psychiatric outpatients and students. Found depression and locus of control highly correlated; age negatively correlated with locus of control and positively with depression. Discusses the possible causal relationship between external locus of control and depression. (Author/JAC)

Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Cohort Analysis, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Depression (Psychology), Emotional Disturbances, Locus of Control, Patients, Psychological Characteristics, Reinforcement

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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