Locus of control among alcoholics. Some empirical and conceptual issues.

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Research dealing with the concept of perceived locus of control of reinforcement as it applies to alcoholics is summarized and critically evaluated [32 items]. Support for the assertion that alcoholics tend to manifest an internal locus of control orientation (i.e., that they tend to attribute responsibility for the outcome of their actions to themselves) was weakened in the past because of uncontrolled variables. Studies suggesting the opposite were not convincing for the same reason. The resulting confusion was confounded by the proliferation of untested post-hoc explanations of inadequate data and the lack of a straightforeward definition of a particular locus of control orientation regarding specific criterion behavior. An in-depth exploration of the construct validity of Rotter''s Locus of Control Scale as applied to a variety of clinical populations, especially alcoholics, is much needed.

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