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Allie, Stephen M. – Psychology in the Schools, 1979
A group of 135 children with adjustment problems, referred to a semiresidential educational setting, were evaluated using the Children's Nowicki-Strickland Scale of Internal-External Control. Pretest scores were factor-analyzed, revealing two correlated factors: general feelings of helplessness in interpersonal relationships, and general feelings…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Interpersonal Relationship, Locus of Control, Problem Children