Psychiatry and Psychology

Internal-External Control

Personality construct referring to an individual's perception of the locus of events as determined internally by his or her own behavior versus fate, luck, or external forces. (ERIC Thesaurus, 1996).

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Abstract

Personality construct referring to an individual's perception of the locus of events as determined internally by his or her own behavior versus fate, luck, or external forces. (ERIC Thesaurus, 1996).

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13 entry terms
  • External-Internal Control
  • Control, External-Internal
  • Internal-External Controls
  • External Control Beliefs
  • Internal Control Beliefs
  • Locus of Control
  • Control Belief, External
  • Control Belief, Internal
  • Control Beliefs, External
  • Control Beliefs, Internal
  • Control Locus
  • External Control Belief
  • Internal Control Belief

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Previous Indexing

  • Perception (1966-1971)
  • Self Concept (1969-1971)
  • Social Control, Informal (1968-1971)

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  1. F01.829w.379w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Internal-External Control. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007389. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007389
  2. Internal-External Control. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locus_of_control
  3. Internal-External Control. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q534589