The study investigated the relationships between perceived contingency of parental rewarding and punishing behaviors and locus. of control. Scores on Levenson's Internal, Powerful Others, and Chance locus of control scales were correlated with scores on Yates, Kennelly, and Cox's (1975) Perceived Contingency of Rewards and Punishments Questionnaire. Few significant correlations were obtained. Maternal non-contingent reward related negatively and significantly to internality for males. Paternal non-contingent reward related positively and significantly to males' perception of control by powerful others. And paternal contingent reward related negatively and significantly to females' perceptions of control by chance. Results are discussed relative to learned helplessness research interpretations.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc504300 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Patterson, David Roy |
| Contributors | Kennelly, Kevin J., Allen, John Ed, 1937- |
| Publisher | North Texas State University |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | iii, 42 leaves, Text |
| Rights | Public, Patterson, David Roy, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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