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Peer reviewedHayslip, Bert, Jr.; Stewart-Bussey, Duke – Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 1987
Correlational analysis suggested interactions among aspects of locus of control and aspects of death fear varying along the death/dying, self/other, and overt/covert continua. These data enable a more complete understanding of the role that perceived controllability of life events play in determining individual reactions to one's own or another's…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Correlation, Death, Fear
Peer reviewedDudley-Marling, Curtis C.; And Others – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1982
A literature review reveals that learning disabled children are more likely than normal achievers to attribute successes, but not failures, to external factors. The implications of locus of control for the field of learning disabilities are discussed in terms of its relation to academic achievement, learned helplessness, and remediation programs.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Attribution Theory, Children
