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ERIC Number: EJ305175
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1984
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Locus of Control and Delinquency.
Parrott, C. A.; Strongman, K. T.
Adolescence, v19 n74 p459-71 Sum 1984
Assessed delinquent and nondelinquent male adolescents (N=43) on locus of control and intellectual achievement responsibilty. Results supported a multidimensional model. There was no difference in expectancy of control for negative academic events between delinquents and nondelinquents. Birth order and delinquency were the most important determinants of locus of control. (JAC)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Age Differences, Birth Order, Delinquency, Family Size, Foreign Countries, Locus of Control, Males, Predictor Variables, Racial Differences, Secondary Education, Socioeconomic Status
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New Zealand
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