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Foreclosure within government‐subsidized housing and locus of control
Author(s) -
Stenmark David E.,
Gaffney Eddie,
Wackwitz John H.,
Walfish Steven
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6629(198001)8:1<70::aid-jcop2290080112>3.0.co;2-0
Subject(s) - foreclosure , subsidized housing , locus of control , socioeconomic status , subsidy , demographic economics , personality , psychology , government (linguistics) , demography , business , social psychology , economics , finance , sociology , population , linguistics , philosophy , market economy
The Rotter Locus of Control Scale was used to assess personality differences of 78 heads of households of similar (upper‐lower) socioeconomic level residing in three sections of one community in the Southeast. The participants were divided into two groups: residents who were undergoing foreclosures on their home mortgages, and a nonforeclosure group experiencing no major financial difficulty. Results indicate that heads of households experiencing foreclosure were significantly more external than controls.