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Locus of control and trust in parents: A preliminary study
Author(s) -
Austrin Harvey R.,
Aubuchon Donald J.
Publication year - 1979
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(197904)35:2<304::aid-jclp2270350215>3.0.co;2-5
Subject(s) - locus of control , psychology , antecedent (behavioral psychology) , developmental psychology , social psychology , clinical psychology
Compared 50 undergraduates (7 males, 43 females) as the upper and lower third Internal and External locus of control groups, based on I‐E scores, with respect to scores on separate subscales of trust in father (FT), mother (MT), and both parents (PT). While the results confirmed previous findings that internality was related positively to trust in others, the present study found significantly greater trust in father than in mother. These differential findings were interpreted as having relevance to studies of behavioral referents of locus of control as well as implications for parent‐child antecedent relationships.