On the relationship between locus of control, level of ability and gender

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 225-229

  Manger, Terje ^a   Eikeland, Ole Johan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ability and gender; Locus of control

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0034277574     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9450.00191     Document Type: Article

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