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Peer reviewedKline, William; And Others – American Mental Health Counselors Association Journal, 1980
Reviews previous research concerning locus of control and irrational beliefs. Presents a study of females in a weight control program, who exhibited no relationships between irrationality and locus of control. Subscales of the Irrational Beliefs Test varied with program success. Use of the Internal External Locus of Control Scale is questioned.…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Females, Literature Reviews, Locus of Control
Download full textLevenson, Hanna – 1973
The paper contains a discussion of the modification of Rotter's Internal External Scale into the three scales of Internal, Powerful Others, and Chance orientations. The tripartite, multidimensional view of locus of control was developed because the validity and usefulness of Rotter's lumping expectancies of fate, chance, and powerful others…
Descriptors: Activism, Behavior, Behavior Rating Scales, Citizen Participation
