Locus of control and adolescent psychiatry setting - Validity of the Kieler Internalitats/Externalitats-Fragebogen

Several studies have proven the indicative and evaluative value of the perc eption of locus of control with regard to psychotherapy outcome. A question naire was constructed in order to assess locus of control (LOC) especially during inpatient treatment in adolescent psychiatry. The study is based on data of 103 subjects who completed pre-measures of generalized locus of con trol, personality, health-related LOC as well as action orientation versus state orientation. Results show a good construct-, convergent and discrimin ant validity. Relationships between internal/external LOC and diagnoses hav e not been found; but sex differences were recognized. With some restrictio ns, relevance of the descripted questionnaire for evaluation of inpatient p sychotherapeutic treatment can be affirmed.