Comparison of two locus of control scales in predicting relapse in an alcoholic population |
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| Authors: | E E Johnson R M Nora B Tan N Bustos |
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| Institution: | Psychiatry Department, University of Medicine and Dentistry, New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway 08854. |
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| Abstract: | A 3-mo. follow-up was made of 64 male veterans who were discharged from a 21-day Alcohol Detoxification Treatment Program at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center at Lyons, NJ. Scores on the Rotter I-E and Alcohol Responsibility Scales were significantly correlated with tendencies toward a more external direction among the 13% who relapsed, significant on the I-E scale and nonsignificant on the Alcohol Responsibility Scale. When tests were compared as possible predictor variables of alcoholic relapse, the difference in favor of the I-E scale was statistically nonsignificant. |
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