title: Locus of control of children experiencing separation and divorce in their families in Iran.
abstract: A comparison of scores on locus of control by three groups of children in intact families (n=676), parent loss through death (n=30), and parent loss through divorce (n = 20) showed that children from divorced families scored significantly more external than children from intact families. The results are considered in relation to previous studies and some educational implications noted.
authors.affiliation: Educational Psychology Department, College of Education, Shiraz University, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Khayyer
authors.forename: Shahla
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alborzi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001601:Bereavement; D002648:Child; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D004243:Divorce / Q000523:psychology*; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D007492:Iran; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory