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Hale, W. Daniel, Bruce E. Hedgepeth, and Ellen B. Taylor. "Locus of Control and Psychological Distress among the Aged." International Journal of Aging and Human Development 21, no. 1 (July 1986): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.2190/1ca1-q2xh-hqgm-ctje.

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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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Martin, Nancy K., and Paul N. Dixon. "THE EFFECTS OF FRESHMAN ORIENTATION AND LOCUS OF CONTROL ON ADJUSTMENT TO COLLEGE: A FOLLOW-UP STUDY." Social Behavior and Personality: an international journal 22, no. 2 (January 1, 1994): 201–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.2224/sbp.1994.22.2.201.

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This study investigates the impact of orientation attendance and locus of control on the adjustment of traditional full-time college students to college life. Subjects were 242 upperclassmen from a large southwestern university. Results indicated that students with an internal locus of control orientation scored higher on the Freshman Transition Questionnaire (FTQ), indicating more successful adjustment to college life. No statistically significant relationship was found between attendance at Freshman Orientation and adjustment to college. Possible explanations for the lack of relationship are discussed.

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Williams, Kristen, and Sarah E. Francis. "Parentification and Psychological Adjustment: Locus of Control as a Moderating Variable." Contemporary Family Therapy 32, no. 3 (July 22, 2010): 231–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10591-010-9123-5.

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Pugh, David N. "Studies of Validity for the Prison Control Scale." Psychological Reports 82, no. 3 (June 1998): 739–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1998.82.3.739.

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Locus of control seems to be important in the adjustment of prisoners both during incarceration and upon release. The Prison Control Scale is one of two measures of locus of control specific to prisons. This paper is an account of validity studies conducted on the scale. Assessments included four tests of construct validity and one each of concurrent and known-groups validity. The results support the validity of the scale. Suggestions for further scale assessment and other research are briefly discussed.

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Pugh, David N. "Prisoners and Locus of Control: Initial Assessments of a Specific Scale." Psychological Reports 70, no. 2 (April 1992): 523–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1992.70.2.523.

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The relatively few studies conducted with prisoners' locus of control suggest an important relationship between locus of control and prisoners' adjustment. However, one obstacle to further development of this knowledge is lack of appropriate measurement. This paper is an account of initial assessments conducted with a locus of control measure specific to the prison environment. All tests support the reliability and validity of the scale. Results of the assessments also indicate changes which should be made to improve the psychometric properties of the scale. Further assessments will need to be conducted after the instrument is revised. Use of the Prison Locus of Control scale should facilitate and lend accuracy to research with prisoners. The scale items are provided.

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Man, Anton F. de. "REPRESSION-SENSITIZATION AND MEASURES OF ADJUSTMENT." Social Behavior and Personality: an international journal 18, no. 1 (January 1, 1990): 13–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.2224/sbp.1990.18.1.13.

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Sixty undergraduate university students participated in a study of the relationship between repression-sensitization and selected measures of adjustment, namely, degree of conflict, self-esteem, alienation, anomy, and locus of control. Results indicated that sensitizers tend to report lower levels of self-esteem; greater alienation, anomy, and conflict; and externality. Further analyses identified alienation and particularly self-esteem as best predictors of defensive orientation.

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Blood, Gordon W., Mary Dineen, Susan M. Kauffman, Susan C. Raimondi, and Kathleen C. Simpson. "Perceived Control, Adjustment, and Communication Problems in Laryngeal Cancer Survivors." Perceptual and Motor Skills 77, no. 3 (December 1993): 764–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pms.1993.77.3.764.

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Health locus of control, adjustment to cancer, and communication experiences after a laryngectomy were investigated in 63 laryngeal cancer survivors. Survivors who showed internal control also scored as better adjusted and had fewer communication problems. Scales were intercorrelated (.68 to .92).

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REITZEL, LORRAINE R., and BEVERLY L. HARJU. "Influence of Locus of Control and Custody Level on Intake and Prison-Adjustment Depression." Criminal Justice and Behavior 27, no. 5 (October 2000): 625–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0093854800027005005.

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This study examines differences in initial and later depressive symptoms of 325 male prisoners based on three levels of custody and four levels of locus of control. Results extend previous findings concerning locus of control and prison-intake depression by including a measure of types of custody and later adjustment depression. Significant differences emerged for both groups with high internal and external locus of control orientations. The highly internal group was the least depressed at both testings. High externals showed a significant increase in reported depression after a period of adjustment to prison and were the only group with a significant reactive depression. There were no differences in depressive severity based on level of custody or its interaction with control orientation. Finally, depression scores that were initially at either extreme declined so that later, adjustment depression scores fell in the mild and moderate range.

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Vardi, Yoav. "Psychological Empowerment as a Criterion for Adjustment to a New Job." Psychological Reports 87, no. 3_suppl (December 2000): 1083–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pr0.2000.87.3f.1083.

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Interview data from 120 professionals and managers, collected by telephone after they experienced a job change, were matched with personality test scores from an employment testing center. Four dimensions of psychological empowerment (self-determination, meaning, competence, and impact) were tested as criteria, and four personality traits (achievement, endurance, locus of control, and self-esteem), measured prior to the job change, were used as predictors. In a multiple regression analysis the personality traits accounted for 26% of the variance in overall empowerment, and locus of control emerged as an important antecedent. Additional analyses pointed to perceived managerial support, sex, and rank as possible moderators. Ideas for further research and theoretical extension are discussed.

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Simmons, Jane T., and Maxine L. Weinman. "Self-esteem, adjustment, and locus of control among youth in an emergency shelter." Journal of Community Psychology 19, no. 3 (July 1991): 277–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/1520-6629(199107)19:3<277::aid-jcop2290190311>3.0.co;2-z.

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Piehler, Timothy F., Kadie Ausherbauer, Abigail Gewirtz, and Kate Gliske. "Improving Child Peer Adjustment in Military Families Through Parent Training: The Mediational Role of Parental Locus of Control." Journal of Early Adolescence 38, no. 9 (December 7, 2016): 1322–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0272431616678990.

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The present study investigated the mechanisms through which a parenting intervention for military families fosters positive peer adjustment in children. A sample of 336 families with a history of parental deployment enrolled in a randomized controlled trial of the After Deployment Adaptive Parenting Tools (ADAPT) preventive intervention. ADAPT is a 14-week preventive intervention designed to strengthen parenting in military families. The intervention was associated with improvements in mother’s and father’s parental locus of control (i.e., a more internal locus of control) at a 6-month follow-up assessment while controlling for baseline levels. Mothers’ parental locus of control was positively associated with improvements in children’s peer adjustment 12 months following the intervention while controlling for baseline peer adjustment. A significant indirect effect revealed that participation in ADAPT resulted in improved 12-month peer adjustment by improving mothers’ parental locus of control. Implications for supporting youth resilience to stressors associated with deployment are discussed.

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Cone, Al L., and Sandie K. Owens. "Academic and Locus of Control Enhancement in a Freshman Study Skills and College Adjustment Course." Psychological Reports 68, no. 3_suppl (June 1991): 1211–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1991.68.3c.1211.

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From a previous regression analysis, 70 of 250 freshmen were identified as showing academic risk and enrolled in a study skills and college adjustment course. These students obtained higher grades than predicted, while grades of students not enrolled did not differ from predicted. Obtained GPAs for those not in the course were negatively correlated with locus of control; GPAs for students in the course were not so correlated. Examination of locus of control measures for a subset of the two groups indicated that enrolled students who initially scored external scored significantly more internal at the end of the semester. Results are discussed in terms of both GPA enhancement and taking personal responsibility for college success.

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Chan, David W. "Dimensionality and Adjustment Correlates of Locus of Control Among Hong Kong Chinese." Journal of Personality Assessment 53, no. 1 (March 1989): 145–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1207/s15327752jpa5301_15.

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Henderson, Daniel, and Brian Vandenberg. "Factors Influencing Adjustment in the Families of Autistic Children." Psychological Reports 71, no. 1 (August 1992): 167–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1992.71.1.167.

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This study investigated factors influencing the adjustment of families of 49 autistic children (38 boys, 11 girls) to the stress of raising an autistic child. Analysis indicated that the severity of the child's disorder (stress), mother's social support (resources), and mother's perceived locus of control (perception) were significant factors in family adjustment. In addition, evidence suggested that agency affiliation also was an unexpected, yet important factor.

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CONE, AL L. "ACADEMIC AND LOCUS OF CONTROL ENHANCEMENT IN A FRESHMAN STUDY SKILLS AND COLLEGE ADJUSTMENT COURSE." Psychological Reports 68, no. 4 (1991): 1211. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pr0.68.4.1211-1217.

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Bettencourt, B. Ann, Amelia E. Talley, Lisa Molix, Rebecca Schlegel, and Steven J. Westgate. "Rural and urban breast cancer patients: health locus of control and psychological adjustment." Psycho-Oncology 17, no. 9 (September 2008): 932–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pon.1315.

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Cicirelli, Victor G. "Locus of control and patient role adjustment of the elderly in acute-care hospitals." Psychology and Aging 2, no. 2 (1987): 138–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0882-7974.2.2.138.

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Pugh, David N. "The Effects of Problem-Solving Ability and Locus of Control on Prisoner Adjustment." International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology 37, no. 2 (June 1993): 163–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0306624x9303700207.

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Blankstein, Kirk R., and Gordon L. Flett. "Specificity in the assessment of daily hassles: Hassles, locus of control, and adjustment in college students." Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science/Revue canadienne des sciences du comportement 24, no. 3 (1992): 382–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/h0078738.

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Moore, Allan D., Michael Stambrook, and Keith G. Wilson. "Cognitive moderators in adjustment to chronic illness: Locus of control beliefs following traumatic brain injury." Neuropsychological Rehabilitation 1, no. 3 (July 1991): 185–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09602019108520164.

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Porter, Chebon A., and Patricia J. Long. "Locus of Control and Adjustment in Female Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse." Journal of Child Sexual Abuse 8, no. 1 (July 30, 1999): 3–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j070v08n01_02.

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Cousson-Gélie, F., S. Irachabal, M. Bruchon-Schweitzer, J. M. Dilhuydy, and F. Lakdja. "Dimensions of Cancer Locus of Control Scale as Predictors of Psychological Adjustment and Survival in Breast Cancer Patients." Psychological Reports 97, no. 3 (December 2005): 699–711. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pr0.97.3.699-711.

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The Cancer Locus of Control Scale, to investigate specific beliefs of control in cancer patients, was validated previously with an English-speaking population. This study tested the construct and concurrent validity of a 17-item French version of the scale and explored its relations with psychological adjustment and with adaptation assessed two years later. In a sample of 157 women diagnosed with a first breast cancer, the French version was administered along with the Body Image Questionnaire, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, the Perceived Stress Scale, the Social Support Questionnaire, and the Ways of Coping Checklist. A factor analysis performed on scores identified the three original factors: internal causal attribution, control over the course of the illness, and religious control. Internal causal attribution was associated with high scores for state and trait anxiety, negative body image, emotion-focused coping, and problem-focused coping. Control over the course of the cancer was positively associated with scores on both problem- and emotion-focused coping. Religious control was negatively associated with perceived stress. Emotional adjustment and quality of life were assessed in 59 of the 157 breast cancer patients two years after diagnosis and original testing. Hierarchical regression analyses indicated that internal causal attribution significantly predicted 38.1% of the variance in rated state anxiety. None of the dimensions of the Cancer Locus of Control Scale predicted the duration of survival measured two years later in 75 of the 157 patients.

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Gebhardt, Winifred A., and Jos F. Brosschot. "Desirability of control: psychometric properties and relationships with locus of control, personality, coping, and mental and somatic complaints in three Dutch samples." European Journal of Personality 16, no. 6 (November 2002): 423–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/per.463.

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Desire for control (DC) or need for control has frequently been proposed as an important personality characteristic and as a possible crucial moderator within the fields of achievement, psychological adaptation, stress, and health. However, unlike locus of control, hardly any effort has been undertaken to assess the construct. An exception is the work of Burger and Cooper on the Desirability of Control Scale (1979). In the present study, the psychometric properties of a Dutch version of the DC scale were tested in three different samples (total N = 1044). Furthermore, relationships between DC, its subscales, and various psychological personality and outcome measures were examined. The results show that the psychometric properties of the original DC scale could be successfully transposed to the Dutch version. Furthermore, factor analyses (PCA) led to the construction of three reliable subscales: ‘control others’ (desire to be in charge of and control others), ‘control self’ (desire to control one's own life), and ‘relinquish control’ (desire to leave others in control). The pattern of relationships with convergent and outcome variables supports the interpretation of these subscales. For ‘control others’, as for the total DC scale (i.e. a total of all 20 items), the emphasis of these relationships was on dominance, active coping, and psychological adjustment. ‘Control self’ was mainly related to self‐sufficiency and independence, while ‘relinquish control’ was clearly associated with passive coping and poor psychological adjustment. In summary, the DC scale appears to be a psychometrically sound instrument to assess desire for control and its subdimensions. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Furnham, Adrian, and Helen Cheng. "Childhood intelligence, self-esteem, early trait neuroticism and behaviour adjustment as predictors of locus of control in teenagers." Personality and Individual Differences 95 (June 2016): 178–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2016.02.054.

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COUSSON-GELI, F. "DIMENSIONS OF CANCER LOCUS OF CONTROL SCALE AS PREDICTORS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL ADJUSTMENT AND SURVIVAL IN BREAST CANCER PATIENTS." Psychological Reports 97, no. 7 (2005): 699. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pr0.97.7.699-711.

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Marks, Gary, Jean L. Richardson, John W. Graham, and Alexandra Levine. "Role of health locus of control beliefs and expectations of treatment efficacy in adjustment to cancer." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 51, no. 2 (August 1986): 443–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.51.2.443.

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Fogas, Bruce S., Sharlene A. Wolchik, Sanford L. Braver, Darlene Smith Freedom, and R. Curtis Bay. "Locus of control as a mediator of negative divorce-related events and adjustment problems in children." American Journal of Orthopsychiatry 62, no. 4 (1992): 589–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/h0079364.

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Ratnawati, Vivi, Punaji Setyosari, M. Ramli, and Adi Atmoko. "Development of Academic Optimism Model in Learning for Junior High School Students." European Journal of Educational Research 10, no. 4 (October 15, 2021): 1741–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.12973/eu-jer.10.4.1741.

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<p style="text-align: justify;">Academic optimism has an essential role in the adjustment of students in school. This study aimed to examine a model of academic optimism formed from democratic parenting, school climate, internal locus of control, and students’ self-concept. This a cross-sectional non-experimental design research design involved 335 Junior High School students in Kediri. The data collection tool was a scale while the data analysis technique was Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) analysis. The results showed that the theoretical model for developing academic optimism in Junior High School students was in line with the research data and obtained empirical support (X2 = 246.056 < 255.6018; p = 0.110 > 0.05), so this model is feasible and can be used in samples that have been studied. In general, this study adds knowledge about positive psychology studies and supports democratic parenting, school climate, self-concept, and internal locus of control as ultimate factors for creating students’ academic optimism.</p>

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Germond, Sean, Hein Helgo Schomer, Orlando Llewellyn Meyers, and Lindsay Weight. "Pain Management in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Cognitive-Behavioural Intervention." South African Journal of Psychology 23, no. 1 (March 1993): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/008124639302300101.

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Psychological adjustment is thought to play an important role in determining pain experience, disease status, and immune function in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Fourteen female RA out-patients were tested longitudinally in a matched-random assigned two-groups design with cognitive-behavioural intervention designed to improve pain and stress management skills. Pre-intervention correlational analyses tested the extent to which mood disturbance, self-perceptions of coping efficacy, health locus of control, and stressful life experience were related to pain, disease activity, functional status and lymphocyte proliferation rate variables. Intra- and inter-group analyses were conducted to determine treatment effects, and case studies were conducted. RA was characterized more by poor psychological health status than physical disability, with pain more a function of psychological adjustment than actual disease status. No significant treatment effects were observed. Case studies indicated the complex nature of the individual disease experience. The value of cognitive-behavioural intervention in RA, and implications for future-related research are discussed in terms of such findings.

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Hagborg, Winston J. "A Study of Homework Time of a High School Sample." Perceptual and Motor Skills 73, no. 1 (August 1991): 103–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pms.1991.73.1.103.

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The amount of time high school students spend on homework is predictive of achievement, grades, and even dropping out of school. This study, based on a sample of 95 high school students, identified a group who spent zero time on homework and other students for comparison on measures of school performance and personal adjustment. The zero-time homework students were more often male, older, presented less favorable school attitudes, lower grades, more frequent discipline and conduct problems, less satisfactory close friendships, and a more external locus of control (Intellectual Achievement Responsibility Questionnaire). The groups did not differ, however, on socioeconomic status, history of repeating grades, educational expectations, and 7 of 9 scales of a measure of self-esteem (Self-perception Profile for Adolescents). It is concluded that the time a student spends on homework, at the low end, is a useful indication of the student's school adjustment, but not necessarily related to the student's out-of-school personal adjustment.

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Strentz, Thomas, and Stephen M. Auerbach. "Adjustment to the stress of simulated captivity: Effects of emotion-focused versus problem-focused preparation on hostages differing in locus of control." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 55, no. 4 (1988): 652–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.55.4.652.

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Asberg, Kia, and Kimberly Renk. "Perceived Stress, External Locus of Control, and Social Support as Predictors of Psychological Adjustment Among Female Inmates With or Without a History of Sexual Abuse." International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology 58, no. 1 (October 15, 2012): 59–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0306624x12461477.

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Saltapidas, Helen, and Jennie Ponsford. "The Influence of Cultural Background on Experiences and Beliefs about Traumatic Brain Injury and their Association with Outcome." Brain Impairment 9, no. 1 (May 1, 2008): 1–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1375/brim.9.1.1.

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AbstractThe aim of the study was to compare beliefs and experiences of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in patients with TBI from the dominant English-speaking culture in Australia versus those from minority culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds and examine the relative influence of beliefs, acculturation, along with demographic and injury-related variables on outcome. The primary measures included the Illness Perception Questionnaire-Revised (IPQ-R), and the Craig Handicap Assessment and Reporting Technique (CHART). Participants were 70 individuals with mild to severe TBI, including 38 of English-speaking background (ESB) and 32 from CALD backgrounds. Although similar to the ESB participants in education, preinjury employment status, injury severity and experience of TBI, the CALD participants differed significantly from ESB participants on acculturation variables. CALD participants also experienced greater negative emotions and were less likely to have internal locus of control causal beliefs than ESB participants. Regression analyses indicated that describing one's value system as other than Australian, poorer understanding of TBI and greater negative emotional reactions, along with fewer years of education were associated with poorer outcomes on the CHART. Thus, in treating patients from different cultural backgrounds it is important for health professionals to understand beliefs about and responses to TBI, as they could potentially impact on coping, emotional adjustment and long-term outcome.

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Wolberg, W. H., M. A. Tanner, E. P. Romsaas, D. L. Trump, and J. F. Malec. "Factors influencing options in primary breast cancer treatment." Journal of Clinical Oncology 5, no. 1 (January 1987): 68–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.1987.5.1.68.

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Primary breast cancer treatment is determined by tumor factors and by patient preference. Breast cancer treatments that preserve the cosmetic appearance of the breast are appealing and effective for appropriately selected patients; long-term survival following tumor excision and breast irradiation appears to be comparable to that for mastectomy. Since April 1981, when a protocol was developed and treatment options were offered, factors influencing treatment selection have been analyzed in 206 consecutive primary breast cancer patients. Mastectomy was dictated by tumor-related factors in 96 patients (47%); 110 patients (53%) had the option of mastectomy or conservation--tumor excision plus radiotherapy to the breast. Among these 110 eligible patients, 54 chose conservation (49%) and 56 chose mastectomy (51%). Intraoperative findings for ten patients electing conservation necessitated mastectomy, so conservation was accomplished for 44 (21%) of those treated for breast cancer. Beginning in July 1982, breast cancer patients took a battery of psychosexual assessments before any operation (Profile of Mood States [POMS], Health Locus of Control Scale [HLCS] Locke-Wallace Marital Adjustment Test [MAT], Psychosocial Adjustment to Illness Scale [PAIS], Derogatis Sexual Function Inventory [DSFI], Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory [MCMI], and a Breast Cancer Information Test [BCIT]). Comparisons of psychologic and demographic variables were made between patients who chose mastectomy and those who chose conservation. No demographic variable was statistically significantly related to choice, although older women tended to select mastectomy more than younger women. Compared with those who elected conservation, women who elected mastectomy were more tense and anxious (P less than .01), more introverted (P less than .01), felt more depressed and dejected (P less than .05), and reported more sexual problems (P less than .05). Those who elected conservation valued their physical appearance more highly (P less than .01) and were generally more self-interested (P less than .05). Mastectomy was dictated by medical considerations for approximately half of patients with breast cancer. Among candidates for breast conservation, the importance of retaining the breast appeared to be determined to a significant degree by measurable psychological factors.

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Watson, Maggie, Steven Greer, Jean Pruyn, and Bart Van Den Borne. "Locus of Control and Adjustment to Cancer." Psychological Reports 66, no. 1 (February 1990): 39–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1990.66.1.39.

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Martz, Erin, Hanoch Livneh, and Joseph Turpin. "Locus of Control Orientation and Acceptance of Disability." Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling 31, no. 3 (September 1, 2000): 14–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/0047-2220.31.3.14.

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The purpose of this study was to determine if differences existed in acceptance of disability scores between individuals with internal locus of control and external locus of control orientations. Ninety-seven out of 200 randomly-chosen participants with disabilities from a southern California community college completed the Reactions to Impairment and Disability Inventory (RIDI), Rotter's I-E Locus of Control Scale, and a demographic profile sheet. Acceptance of disability was defined as both acknowledgment and adjustment to a disability. Adjustment scores were found to be higher among those with an internal locus of control orientation but only among participants with mental/psychiatric disabilities. Also, differences in adjustment scores were found to be influenced by the domain of locus of control items. Implications for theory and research are briefly suggested.

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Ahlin, Eileen M. "Locus of Control Redux." Journal of Interpersonal Violence 29, no. 14 (February 10, 2014): 2695–717. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260513520505.

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Flytzani, Stella, and Peter Nijkamp. "Locus of control and cross-cultural adjustment of expatriate managers." International Journal of Foresight and Innovation Policy 4, no. 1/2 (2008): 146. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijfip.2008.016911.

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Neal, Maya, Gerald Weeks, and Jerusha DeBattista. "Locus of Control." Family Journal 22, no. 2 (February 19, 2014): 141–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1066480713515160.

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Irawan, Mohammad Ridho, Asri Mutiara Putri, Sri Maria Puji Lestari, and Achmad Farich. "Hubungan Locus Of Control Dan Dukungan Sosial Dengan College Adjusment Terhadap Mahasiswa Fakultas Kedokteran Umum Universitas Malahayati AngkatanTahun 2019." Malahayati Nursing Journal 3, no. 3 (June 4, 2021): 432–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.33024/mnj.v3i3.4371.

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ABSTRACT: RELATIONSHIP OF LOCUS OF CONTROL AND SOCIAL SUPPORT WITH COLLEGE ADJUSTMENT FOR STUDENTS OF THE FACULTY OF GENERAL MEDICINE, MALAHAYATI UNIVERSITY IN 2019 Background: New students are faced with new, unfamiliar situations and a new life full of challenges, while on the other hand, they have various old experiences and habits that are not necessarily suitable for their new life. The support that students feel from their friendship can contribute to the student adjustment process in higher education.Research objectives: To find out the relationship between locus of control and social support with college adjustment for students of the Faculty of Medicine, Malahayati University in 2019.Methods: This type of research is a quantitative, analytic observational design with a cross-sectional approach. The sample was selected by simple random sampling. The sample was 107 respondents. Retrieval of data using a questionnaire sheet. The data analysis technique used Pearson correlation.Results: Statistical test result using chi-square test found a significant correlation between locus of control and social support with college adjustment for students of Faculty of Medicine, Malahayati University in 2019 with p-value = 0.000 (p < 0,05).Conclusion: There is a relationship between Locus Of Control and Social Support with Collage Adjustment for Students of the Faculty of Medicine, Malahayati University in 2019. Keywords: Locus Of Control, Social Support, Collage Adjustment ABSTRAK: HUBUNGAN LOCUS OF CONTROL DAN DUKUNGAN SOSIAL DENGAN COLLEGE ADJUSMENT TERHADAP MAHASISWA FAKULTAS KEDOKTERAN UMUM UNIVERSITAS MALAHAYATI ANGKATAN TAHUN 2019 Latar Belakang :Mahasiswa baru dihadapkan pada situasi baru yang asing dan suatu kehidupan baru yang penuh dengan tantangan, sedangkan di sisi lain mereka memiliki berbagai pengalaman dan kebiasaan lama yang belum tentu sesuai dengan kehidupan baru mereka. Penyesuaian diri di perguruan tinggi juga dipengaruhi oleh kemampuan mahasiswa dalam mengendalikan dirinya dikenal dengan locus of control. Dukungan yang dirasakan oleh mahasiswa dari hubungan pertemanan mereka dapat memberikan kontribusi terhadap proses penyesuaian mahasiswa di perguruan tinggi.Tujuan penelitian: Diketahui hubungan locus of control dan dukungan sosial dengan collage adjusment terhadap Mahasiswa Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Malahayati tahun 2019.Metode Penelitian :Jenis penelitian kuantitatif, rancangan analitik observasional dengan pendekatan cross sectional. Pengambilan sampel dengan menggukanan teknik simple random sampling dengan jumlah sampel 107 orang. Pengambilan data menggunakan lembar kuesioner. Teknik analisis data menggunakan uji pearson correlation.Hasil penelitian : Data dianalisis secara univariat dan bivariat. Hasil uji statistik menggunakan uji pearson correlation didapatkan hubungan yang bermakna antara locus of control dan dukungan sosial dengan college adjustment pada mahasiswa Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Malahayati angkatan 2019 dengan nilai p = 0.000 (p < 0,05).Kesimpulan : Ada hubungan bermakna antara locus of control dan dukungan sosial dengan collage adjusment terhadap mahasiswa Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Malahayati angkatan tahun 2019. Kata Kunci : Locus Of Control, Dukungan Sosial, Collage Adjusment

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Black, J. Stewart. "Locus of control, social support, stress, and adjustment in international transfers." Asia Pacific Journal of Management 7, no. 1 (April 1990): 1–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf01731881.

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Kugler, J., G. Tenderich, P. Stahlhut, H. Posival, M. M. Körner, R. Körfer, and G. M. Krüskemper. "Emotional adjustment and perceived locus of control in heart transplant patients." Journal of Psychosomatic Research 38, no. 5 (July 1994): 403–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0022-3999(94)90101-5.

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Buckelew, Susan P., Michael S. Shutty, John Hewett, Tim Landon, Kelly Morrow, and Robert G. Frank. "Health locus of control, gender differences and adjustment to persistent pain." Pain 42, no. 3 (September 1990): 287–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0304-3959(90)91141-5.

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Karamanidou, C., P. Theofilou, M. Ginieri-Coccossis, C. Synodinou, and G. Papadimitriou. "Anxiety, Depression and Health Beliefs in End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Patients." European Psychiatry 24, S1 (January 2009): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0924-9338(09)70884-3.

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Health locus of control (HLOC) constitutes an important psychological domain of interest to the manifestation and course of disease. Research has shown that health locus of control beliefs can be predictive of anxiety and depression and could therefore act as a good determinant of psychological adjustment for patients with chronic conditions. The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between locus of control health beliefs with depression and anxiety in end stage renal disease patients. Also, to explore whether these beliefs can indeed predict patients’ psychological adjustment. 144 adult patients undergoing haemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis participated in this cross-sectional prospective study. Sociodemographic and medical characteristics were recorded and the following structured questionnaires were administered: the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control (MHLC) (Wallston et al, 1994), the Centre of Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) (Fountoulakis et al, 2001), the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory 2 (STAI 2) and the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) (Garyfallos et al, 1991). ANOVA analysis was performed to examine whether patients’ MHLC scores correlated with CES-D, STAI 2 and GHQ scores and regression analysis was performed to determine the degree to which health locus of control beliefs can predict depression and anxiety. Results revealed significant relationships between health locus of control beliefs and anxiety, depression thus demonstrating the role health beliefs can play in patients’ psychological adjustment with important implications for clinical practice.

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BUNCH, J. M. "SMOKING-SPECIFIC LOCUS OF CONTROL." Psychological Reports 69, no. 8 (1991): 1075. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pr0.69.8.1075-1081.

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van der Molen, G. M., M. A. van den Hout, and R. Halfens. "Agoraphobia and Locus of Control." Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment 10, no. 3 (September 1988): 269–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf00962550.

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Bunch, J. M., and H. G. Schneider. "Smoking-Specific Locus of Control." Psychological Reports 69, no. 3_suppl (December 1991): 1075–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1991.69.3f.1075.

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A smoking-specific locus of control scale was developed by modifying a drinking-related locus of control scale. The new scale, Rotter's I-E scale, and a smoking questionnaire were administered to 70 subjects. Estimates of reliability indicated that the new scale had reasonably high internal consistency. Scores differed as a function of subjects' reports of their addiction to cigarettes but not as a function of their current smoking status. 15 addicted individuals scored more externally on the new scale than did 24 nonaddicted individuals. There were no differences for scores on the Rotter I-E scale as a function of reported addiction or smoking status. The new scale appears to be a more sensitive measure of locus of control than Rotter's scale. The two locus of control scales were not significantly correlated, indicating their independence. Individuals apparently maintain a distinct locus of control for smoking rather than having a general expectation for control.

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Sabatelli, Ronald M. "Locus of Control, Locus of Control Differences, and Quality of Relationship in Married Dyads." Psychological Reports 58, no. 3 (June 1986): 939–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1986.58.3.939.

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This study represents a replication and extension of the work focusing on the relationship between spouses' locus of control expectancies and their level of marital complaints. In the present study, spouses' locus of control orientations were examined with reference to their own and their partners' marital complaints. It was predicted that internality would be positively correlated with one's own marital satisfaction and the satisfaction experienced by one's partner. In addition, it was expected that personality complementarity of a particular type, an external wife/internal husband configuration, would be associated with more complaints. The most consistent result of the study suggests the tendency for wives to have more complaints when paired with a relatively external husband. In addition, the analysis did not support the presence of a personality match or mismatch effect on marital complaints. Noting some of the inconsistencies in the limited data amassed on the role of locus of control in the domain of intimate interpersonal relationships, additional research is indicated before further conclusions are advanced.

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Cano-García, Francisco Javier, Luis Rodríguez-Franco, and Ana María López-Jiménez. "Locus of Control Patterns in Headaches and Chronic Pain." Pain Research and Management 18, no. 4 (2013): e48-e54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/424839.

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BACKGROUND: Locus of control (LOC) is related to the impact of headaches and chronic pain; however, literature evidence regarding LOC is not always consistent. Several authors consider this to be due, in part, to the separate interpretation of LOC factors, during which the interaction among them is ignored. In 1982, Wallston and Wallston proposed eight possible LOC health patterns depending on whether the individual scored high or low in each of three dimensions.OBJECTIVE: To identify these LOC patterns in patients with headaches and chronic pain, and to validate them in terms of their association with a selection of the main pain indicators.METHODS: A total of 228 individuals were recruited at three public centres in Seville, Spain. Participants completed a semistructured clinical interview and several questionnaires assessing psychological variables related to pain. The main statistical analyses used were two-step cluster analysis and ANCOVA.RESULTS: The six-cluster solution was optimal. The patterns observed coincided with: the believer in control; the yea-sayer; the pure chance; the pure internal; the pure professional; and the nay-sayer clusters. The double external or type VI clusters were not observed. Clusters could be classified from the best to the worst adjustment to chronic pain.CONCLUSIONS: These results support the empirical validity of the theoretical model of LOC patterns proposed in 1982 by Wallston and Wallston among a chronic pain population. The analysis of patterns provides more accurate information regarding the adjustment to pain compared with analysis of the LOC factors separately.

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Breslow, Norman. "Locus of Control, Desirability of Control, and Sadomasochists." Psychological Reports 61, no. 3 (December 1987): 995–1001. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1987.61.3.995.

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Two studies were conducted to determine whether sadists (dominants), masochists (submissives) and versatiles (those who state that they enjoy both the sadistic and masochistic roles) possess similar or different attitudes toward control, as measured by Rotter's Internal vs External Locus of Control Inventory and Burger and Cooper's Desirability of Control inventory. Sadomasochists, as a group, scored within the internal locus of control category. There were no differences among the three subgroups. The second study indicated all three groups possess a high desire for control. Planned comparisons among the three groups showed sadists had a higher desire for control than versatiles, while versatiles showed a higher desire for control than masochists. The data are interpreted as support for observational and descriptive studies which have identified (at least) three distinct subgroups of sadomasochists.

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