Citation

Desmond S, Price JH, O'Connell JK. Percept. Mot. Skills 1985; 61(1): 315-319.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1985, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

4047892

Abstract

An 18-item Multidimensional Health Locus of Control scale published by Wallston, Wallston, and DeVellis in 1978 was given to 124 high school students, 59 of whom wore seat belts and 65 of whom did not. It was hypothesized that nonseat-belt wearers were more likely to be externally oriented than seat-belt wearers but this was not confirmed. Strong scoring internal subjects were not found in this sample of students.