Comparison of two locus of control scales in predicting relapse in an alcoholic population.
A 3-mo. follow-up was made of 64 male veterans who were discharged from a 21-day Alcohol Detoxification Treatment Program at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center at Lyons, NJ. Scores on the Rotter I-E and Alcohol Responsibility Scales were significantly correlated with tendencies toward a more external direction among the 13% who relapsed, significant on the I-E scale and nonsignificant on the Alcohol Responsibility Scale. When tests were compared as possible predictor variables of alcoholic relapse, the difference in favor of the I-E scale was statistically nonsignificant.
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Psychiatry Department, University of Medicine and Dentistry, New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway 08854.
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D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000523:psychology*; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010556:Personality Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011379:Prognosis; D011594:Psychometrics; D012931:Social Environment; D013695:Temperance / Q000523:psychology