Locus of Control, Interpersonal Trust and Academic Achievement

1 October 1972

journal article
research article
Published by SAGE Publications in Psychological Reports

Vol. 31 (2) , 355-360
https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1972.31.2.355

Abstract

The present study examined the relationship of locus of control, interpersonal trust and academic performance of 133 college students. Internality and trust were significantly negatively related to achievement for 43 women but unrelated for 90 men. In addition, internality was significantly positively related to trust and unrelated to intelligence for both sexes.

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