Locus of Control and Aids Information-Seeking in College Women

124 women in a liberal arts college were offered course credit for attending an informational seminar on AIDS. Chance Health Locus of Control scores, Academic Locus of Control scores, and previous information about AIDS predicted attendance.

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Comparison of Locus of Control among Students within a Prison Setting with Students at a Private Liberal Arts College

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.1982.51.2.455 ◽

1982 ◽

Vol 51 (2) ◽

pp. 455-460 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Laura E. Killinger ◽

Michael J. Boivin

Keyword(s):

Locus Of Control ◽

Liberal Arts ◽

Liberal Arts College ◽

Prison Setting ◽

Scale Data

Differences were assessed between two types of student populations in terms of Collins' four-dimensional locus of control. 44 students at a 4-yr. college were compared to 58 college-enrolled inmates at a state penitentiary. Subjects were administered a test based on Collins' analysis of the Rotter I-E scale. Data showed the prisoners to be more externally oriented on the dimension of political responsiveness vs unresponsiveness; no significant differences were found regarding difficult vs easy world, just vs unjust world, or predictable vs unpredictable world comparisons. Suggestions were made for further research.

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Health Locus of Control, Humor, and Reduction in Aggression

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.1987.61.3.887 ◽

1987 ◽

Vol 61 (3) ◽

pp. 887-896 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Frank J. Prerost

Keyword(s):

Locus Of Control ◽

College Women ◽

Mood State ◽

Health Locus Of Control ◽

Positive Mood ◽

State Research ◽

Humor Appreciation ◽

Acceptable Method ◽

Aggressive Humor ◽

Effective Use

Humor appreciation has been posited to provide a socially acceptable method to release hostility and experience a positive mood state. Research into this relationship has produced equivocal results. The present study examined the proposition that previous inconsistencies were based on no assessment of Health Locus of Control. Differentiated as internal and external scorers on the health scale, 144 college women experienced either an induction of arousal of aggression or a neutral nonarousing procedure. They were presented three stimulus conditions, neutral humor, aggressive humor, or nonhumorous material, and then assessed for mood state. Scores on the Health Locus of Control were significant showing effective use of humor to reduce anger. Internal scorers on the health scale registered, when angered, most enjoyment of aggressive humor. Health Locus of Control appears a significant factor in college women's capacity to use humor for mood regulation.

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