Gender differences in the locus of control construct

Psychology and Health

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 239-248

  Sherman, Adrian C ^a   Higgs, Graham E ^b   Williams, Robert L ^b  

^a Estados Unidos da América   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Human sex differences; Internal external locus of control; Mental health measures; Personal control

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031510818     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870449708407402     Document Type: Article

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