The relationship of psychosocial stressors (life change), locus of control and field dependence to illness susceptibility /
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| Format: | Thesis Book |
| Language: | English |
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[College Station, Tex.] :
Heno,
1976.
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| Online Access: | Link to ProQuest copy Link to OAKTrust copy |
| Abstract: | Determination of the relationship of life change, locus of control and field dependence to the onset of illness was the purpose of this study. A sample of 201 men and women university students were divided into four life change, two locus of control and two field dependence groups. They reported their illnesses weekly for eight weeks. Results indicated that individuals who are experiencing high levels of change in their lives tend to have more illnesses than those who are not. The two personality variables, locus of control and field dependence, do not interact between psychosocial stimuli and physiological reactions in such a way that one group has more or fewer illnesses than the other. Life change, locus of control and field dependence do not interact significantly to distinguish different groups as to frequency of illness. Supplemental analyses indicated that a life change measure which elicits the subject's perception of events is more highly related to the number of his illnesses than one which does not. The system of assigning weighted values to the life events was found to be unnecessary. |
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| Item Description: | "Major subject: Education (Educational Psychology)." Vita. |
| Physical Description: | viii, 119 leaves ; 28 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 86-91). |