Relationship of Machiavellianism and Locus of Control to Preferences for Leisure Activity by College Men and Women
- 1 April 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Psychological Reports
- Vol. 50 (2) , 583-586
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1982.50.2.583
Abstract
Machiavellianism and Rotter's Locus of Control scores for 135 undergraduates were related to subjects' ratings of their participation and enjoyment of 21 activities which differed on a skill, chance dimension. Although there was evidence that under some conditions subjects with an internal locus of control preferred skilled to chance activities, the major differences in response to the Activities Questionnaire were for sex. Pinball machines and electronic games were popular with both sexes; but males preferred gambling games, while females preferred activities which use verbal skills.This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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