Locus of Control in a Delinquent Adolescent Population

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The present research explored attitudinal responsibility of 42 juvenile delinquents for life situations, both general and achievement-oriented. It was hypothesized that delinquent adolescents would show reduced measures on achievement motivation and general locus of control compared to normative samples. Significant findings using the achievement motivation scale were related to previous research which suggested that delinquency may be related to a limited ability to learn societal norms and consequences of behavior. The general and specific locus of control scores for the sampled group were more external than those for a comparable aged norm group; scores resembled a chronologically younger population.

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