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Relationship between psychopathology, experienced control and perceived locus of control: In search of alcoholic subtypes
Author(s) -
O'Leary Michael R.,
Donovan Dennis M.,
Freeman Charles W.,
Chaney Edmund F.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(197610)32:4<899::aid-jclp2270320437>3.0.co;2-5
Subject(s) - locus of control , psychology , psychopathology , psychosocial , minnesota multiphasic personality inventory , clinical psychology , personality , developmental psychology , psychiatry , social psychology
Alcoholic S s were categorized into four subtyped based upon differetial levels of perceived locus of control and experienced control. The relationshop be tween generalized psychology, as measured by the MMPI, and subtype classification was investigated. Alcoholics with an internal locus of control and high levels of experienced control exhibited the least psychology. The greatest degree of psychology was found among S s with an external locus of control and minimal levels of experienced control. The implications of these results with respect to psychosocial functioning and drinking and drinking behavior among alcholic subgroups were discussed.