Drinking-Related Control Orientation and Alcohol Intoxication

1981 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 597-598 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Jones ◽  
Gloria Coleman ◽  
Sidney St. Leger
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Perceived Control ◽  
Alcohol Intoxication ◽  
Control Orientation

Significant negative correlations (—.60, —28, —.36) were found between Drinking-related Locus of Control scores and semiannual intoxication rates in three different samples totalling 177 subjects. Persons reporting more perceived control over both intrapersonal and interpersonal pressures to drink (internal scorers) became reliably less intoxicated from alcohol during a 6-mo. period than people reporting less control (external scorers).

Discriminators of Internal and External Locus of Control Orientation in the Elderly

1980 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen I. Hunter ◽  
Margaret W. Linn ◽  
Rachel Harris ◽  
Theodore C. Pratt
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
External Locus ◽  
Control Orientation ◽  
External Locus Of Control

Situation-Specific Expertise and Perceived Control

1987 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 659-662 ◽  
Author(s):  
William C. Gross ◽  
Phyllis G. Tiffany ◽  
Robert E. Billingham
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Perceived Control ◽  
Student Athletes ◽  
Inventory Analysis ◽  
Control Score ◽  
Personal Expertise ◽  
Specific Expertise

To investigate the influence that situation-specific expertise might have on locus of control, 387 student/athletes completed Rotter's locus of control and the Dahlhauser Sports Locus of Control inventory. Analysis supported the hypothesis that subjects' expertise within a situation-specific environment will yield a locus of control score significantly more internalized than scores on the more general Rotter instrument. The authors conclude that personal expertise must be taken into account in research dealing with the construct of control. Further, research tailored more specifically to the situation is needed.

Locus of Control and Psychological Distress among the Aged

1986 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Daniel Hale ◽  
Bruce E. Hedgepeth ◽  
Ellen B. Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Older Women ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Brief Symptom Inventory ◽  
Symptom Dimensions ◽  
Control Orientation ◽  
Complex Correlation ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
The Relationship

A relationship between locus of control and adjustment has been found in many studies of young adults, with externals generally reporting higher levels of psychological distress. However, studies of locus of control and adjustment in the aged have produced conflicting results. This investigation examined the relationship between locus of control and self-reported psychopathology in a sample of 139 residents of a retirement complex. Correlation coefficients were computed for locus of control and each of the nine symptom dimensions of the Brief Symptom Inventory. These analyses were carried out separately for males and for females to determine if locus of control orientation was associated with adjustment for both males and females. Results indicate that locus of control is correlated with self-reported psychopathology for older women but not for older men. These results and those of related investigations are discussed within the context of Rotter's social learning theory.

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