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Locus of Control and Delinquency

NCJ Number
94710
Journal
Adolescence Volume: 19 Issue: 74 Dated: (Summer 1984) Pages: 459-471
Author(s)
C A Parrott; K T Strongman
Date Published
1984
Length
13 pages
Annotation
A sample of delinquent and nondelinquent male adolescents was assessed with respect to locus of control and intellectual achievement responsibility.
Abstract
Data were also gathered concerning age, family size, birth order, socioeconomic status, race, and school grade. Results were subjected to a multivariate analysis and showed support for a multidimensional model of locus of control. There was no difference in expectancy of control for negative academic events between delinquents and nondelinquents. In general, birth order and delinquency were the two most important determinants of locus of control. Results are discussed in terms of previous literature on locus of control with particular consideration paid to expectations of control. (Publisher abstract)