Moderator Variables for the Relationship between Life Change and Disorders
- 1 April 1981
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The Journal of General Psychology
- Vol. 104 (2) , 223-233
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00221309.1981.9921039
Abstract
The correlation between life change events and occurrence of disorders was investigated with the use of moderator variable measures of Jungian types, health locus of control, and optimal stimulation level. One hundred and twenty-four graduate and undergraduate men and women at Oregon College of Education were Ss. The following levels of moderator variables produced significant correlations: Introvert, Thinking, Feeling, Judgment, rational functions, and external health locus of control. The suggested rationale for integrating these findings is that high correlations between life change events and occurrence of disorders result from low levels of awareness and limited choices, accompanied by high degrees of conditionability.Keywords
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