Locus of control and socialization |
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Authors: | Adrian Rain Derek B Roger Peter H Venables |
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Institution: | University of York, England |
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Abstract: | On the basis of classical association theory, it was predicted that an external locus of control would characterize undersocialization. This hypothesis was tested on a random sample of secondary school children, using a battery of self-report “socialization-delinquent personality” measures to assess degree of socialization. Factorial validity for the use of these measures was obtained from a factor analysis which uncovered a general factor of socialization, while evidence for convergent validity was derived from the relationship between these scales and teacher ratings of refractory behavior. Scores from the Child Nowicki-Strickland Internal-External Scale were found to predict undersocialization in the expected direction. Several possible interpretations of this relationship were suggested and a biosocial explanation was advanced to account for the possible simultaneous development of both externality and undersocialization. |
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Keywords: | Requests for reprints should be sent to Adrian Raine Department of Psychology University of York Heslington York Y01 5DD England |
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