THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PARENTAL LOCUS OF CONTROL AND CHILDRENS PERCEPTIONS OF CONTROL

Authors
MORTON TL
Citation
Tl. Morton, THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PARENTAL LOCUS OF CONTROL AND CHILDRENS PERCEPTIONS OF CONTROL, The Journal of genetic psychology, 158(2), 1997, pp. 216-225
Citations number
37
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology,"Psychology, Developmental
Journal title
The Journal of genetic psychology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00221325
Volume
158
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
216 - 225
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-1325(1997)158:2<216:TRBPLO>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
Parents' beliefs about locus of control in relation to their children were measured. Previous studies have failed to find a relationship bet ween parental locus of control and children's locus of control. The re sults of this study indicate that an external parental locus of contro l was related to children's attributing their successes and failures t o unknown causes. There was also a strong correlation between parental locus of control and children's behavior toward the parent.