Multidimensional Assessment of Locus of Control and Obesity
- 1 December 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Psychological Reports
- Vol. 53 (3_suppl) , 1083-1086
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1983.53.3f.1083
Abstract
Previous research examining locus of control among the obese has been contradictory. Previous research has examined locus of control among the obese using Rotter's I-E test, a unidimensional questionnaire. The present study examined locus of control among 20 obese and 42 average weight research participants using the Reid-Ware three-factor I-E test. The obese group scored more external on the Self-control scale and on the Social System Control scale. The obese were not more external on the Fatalism scale. There were no differences between sexes. The results support the hypothesis that obese persons maintain an external locus of control only in certain, circumscribed attitude areas.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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