LOCUS OF CONTROL AND MARITAL SATISFACTION
Keywords:
Locus of control, Marital satisfaction, OptimismAbstract
This paper contains two studies testing the relations
between the marital locus of control and marital satisfaction in the present,
in the past and in the expected future. In the first, 90 men and 116 women,
married at least for three years, answered a questionnaire containing a
marital locus of control scale, several measures of marital satisfaction,
and personal data. The results showed that internality is related to higher
marital satisfaction and to a better evaluation of marriage in the future. In
the second study, 62 couples, from newlywed to 32 years of marriage
answered the same instrument. The results showed that the relation
between marital locus of control and marital satisfaction is almost
nonexistent in the first years of marriage, but appears after some years of
marital experience.
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health maintenance of patients with chronic renal failure. Unpublished master's
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the Locus of Control Construct, vol. 3, New York: Academic Press.
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Bradburn, N.M., & Sudman, S. (1979). Improving Interview Method and Questionnaire
Design. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Bugaighis, MA, Schumm, W.R., Bollman, S.R., & Jurich, A.P. (1983). Locus of
control and marital satisfaction. Journal of Psychology, 114, 275-279.
Burr, W.R. (1970). Satisfaction with various aspects of marriage over the life cycle.
Journal of Marriage and the Family, 32, 29-37.
Dela Coleta, J.A. (1/988). Internalidad, autoestima, valor incentivo de los estúdios,
necesidad de logro у rendimiento académico en tareas de máxima ejecución.
Memorias del Segundo Encuentro Venezolano sobre Motivación. Mérida: Centro
de Investigaciones Psicológicas, 35-44.
Dela Coleta, M.F. (1989). A medida da satisfação conjugal: adaptação de uma escala.
PSICO, rS(2),90-112.
Dela Coleta, M.F. (1990). Locus de control de la salud у comportamientos preventivos
del cancer en mujeres. Memorias EVEMO 3. Mérida: Editorial Venezolana.
Doherty, W.J. (1981). Locus of control differences and marital dissatisfaction. Journal
of Marriage and the Family, 43, 369-377.
Doherty, W.J. (1983). Locus of control and marital interaction. Em H.M. Lefcourt (Ed.).
Research with the Locus of Control Construct, vol. 2. New York: Academic
Press.
Festinger, L. (1957). A theory of cognitive dissonance. Evanston HI: Row. Peterson.
Genshaft, J. (1980). Perceptual and defensive style variables in marital discord. Social
Behavior and Personality, 8, 81-84.
Lefcourt, H.M. (1976). Locus of control: Current Trends in Theory and Research,
Hillsdale, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum.
McCabe, P. (1978). Marriage Encounter: A Comparision of personal and interpersonal
aspects of marriage. Unpublished master's thesis. University of Connecticut.
McDonald, A.P., & Hall, J. (1971). Internal-External locus of control and perception of
disability. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 36 (3), 338-343.
Melges, F.T., & Weisz, A.E. (1971). The personal future and suicidal ideation. Journal
of Nervous and Mental Disease, 153, 244-250.
Miller, P.C., Lefcourt, H.M., & Ware, E.E. (1983). The construction and development of
the Miller Marital Locus of Control Scale. Canadian Journal of Behavioral Science,
15 (3), 266-279.
Miller, P.C., Lefcourt, H.M., Holmes, J.G., Ware, E.E., & Saleh, W.E. (1986). Marital
locus of control and marital problem solving. Journal of Personality and Social
Psychology, 51 (1), 161-169.
Mlott, S.R., & Lira, F.T. (1977). Dogmatism, locus of control, and life goals in stable
and unstable marriages. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 33 (1), 142-146.
O'Brien, G.E. (1984). Locus of control, work, and retirement. Em H.M. Lefcourt (Ed.).
Research with the Locus of Control Construct, vol. 3, Extensions and Limitations.
New York: Academic Press.
Rodrigues, Ð. (1986). Atríbuciones sobre êxito у fracaso en Brasil. Reportes de
Investigación, Primer Encuentro Venezolano sobre Motivación.T.I. Barquisimeto,
116-130.
Rollins, B.C., & Cannon, K.L. (1974). Marital satisfaction over the family life cycle. A
re-evaluation. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 36, 271-282.
Romero Garcia, O. (1980). Locus de Control, inteligencia, estatus socioeconómico у
rendimiento académico. Mérida: Laboratório de Psicologia (ULA). Publicación 10.
Romero Garcia, O. (1985). Motivación у Rendimiento Académico. Reportes de
investigación. Mérida: Logro.
Rotter, J.B. (1966). Generalized expectancies for internal versus external control of
reinforcement. Psychological Monographs: General and applied, 80, (Whole n°
609).
Sabatelli, R.M. (1982). Do locus of control differences mediate marital dissatisfaction?
Unpublished manuscript. University of Wisconsin: Madison.
Seeman, M., & Evans, J.W. (1962). Alienation and learning in a hospital setting.
American Sociological Review, 27, 772-783.
Smolen, R.C., & Spiegel, D.A. (1987). Marital locus of control as a modifier of the
relationship between the frequency of provocation by spouse and marital
satisfaction. Journal of Research in Personality, 21, 70-80.
Spanhol, С (1991). Locus de controle conjugal, satisfação conjugal e perspectiva do
casamento. Tese de Mestrado. PUC: Rio Grande do Sul.
Sproules, KJ. (1977). Health locus of control and knowledge of hemodialysis and
health maintenance of patients with chronic renal failure. Unpublished master's
thesis. Virginia Common Wealth University.
Wallston, K.A., & Wallston, B.S. (1981). Health locus control scales. Em H.M. Lefcourt
(Ed.). Research with the Locus of Control Construct, vol. 1. New York: Academic
Press.
Wong, P.T., & Sproule, C.F. (1984). An attribution analysis of the locus of control
construct and the trend attribution profile. Em H.M. Lefcourt (Ed.). Research with
the Locus of Control Construct, vol. 3, New York: Academic Press.
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2012-08-23
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Dela Coleta, M. (2012). LOCUS OF CONTROL AND MARITAL SATISFACTION. Psicologia: Teoria E Pesquisa, 8(02), 243–252. Retrieved from https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/revistaptp/article/view/17136
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