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Changes in Locus of Control as a Function of Value Modification
Author(s) -
HAMID PAUL N.,
FLAY BRIAN R.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
british journal of social and clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.479
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8260
pISSN - 0007-1293
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1974.tb00101.x
Subject(s) - locus of control , psychology , social psychology , value (mathematics) , function (biology) , control (management) , construct (python library) , statistics , mathematics , economics , management , computer science , biology , evolutionary biology , programming language
In terms of balance theory formulations, and on the basis of previous findings with the IE scale, it was hypothesized that Externals would show an increase in the importance of certain values after being made aware of inconsistencies already existing within the value system (Rokeach effect) significantly more than Internals. Further, it was hypothesized that Internals would change in the opposite direction, though to a lesser degree. The hypotheses were not supported, but instead it was found that those subjects who showed the Rokeach effect also showed a change in their IE score, becoming more External, and that those subjects who changed in the opposite direction became more Internal. The implications of this finding for the Internal‐External locus of control construct are discussed.