title: Comments on the relationship between locus of control and alcohol abuse.
abstract: Studies that report conflicting relationships between alcohol abuse and locus of control were reviewed. Possible explanations for the results were presented, as were data that indicate that locus of control may be related to age and to social desirability, but not to alcohol abuse. It was suggested that in the absence of a clear theoretical rationale for relating locus of control to alcohol abuse, the contradictory findings are not surprising.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D012928:Social Desirability