The Occurrence of Reinforcing Activities in Relation to Locus of Control, Success-Failure Expectancies, and Physical Attractiveness
- 1 August 1977
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Personality Assessment
- Vol. 41 (4) , 387-391
- https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327752jpa4104_9
Abstract
The Pleasant Events Schedule (mimeographed), which measures the retrospective frequency and value of positive reinforcement, was administered to 74 college students; and its relation to subjects' locus of control and success-failure expectancies and to their levels of physical attractiveness was evaluated. While results were less consistent for females than for males, significant relationships were obtained between each of these "person" variables and the various indices derived from the Pleasant Events Schedule. Not only do the findings reflect favorably on the construct validity of the various dimensions as measured, but the data carry implications for a more integrative study of depression.Keywords
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