Deconstructing locus of control: Implications for practitioners

Journal of Counseling and Development

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 251-260

  Marks, Lawrence I ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

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EID: 0032376313     PISSN: 07489633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6676.1998.tb02540.x     Document Type: Article

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