Differences between Blacks' and Whites' Expectations of Control by Chance and Powerful others
- 1 October 1975
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Psychological Reports
- Vol. 37 (2) , 563-566
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1975.37.2.563
Abstract
Black and white college students ( N = 194) completed the Internal, Powerful Others, and Chance locus of control scales. Findings indicated that students from low-income families had stronger perceptions that their lives were controlled by chance forces than wealthier students ( p < .05). Analyses of covariance controlling for level of socioeconomic status showed that blacks scored significantly higher than whites in their perception of control by powerful others ( p < .05) and chance forces ( p < .001).Keywords
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