TY - JOUR

T1 - Sex differences in locus of control and problem drinking among college students

AU - Cox, W. Miles

AU - Baker, E. K.

PY - 1982

Y1 - 1982

N2 - 54 female and 45 male undergraduates were administered Rotter's Internal–External Locus of Control Scale and the Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test. A significant correlation between the 2 measures was obtained for males, but no relationship was found for females. Females were more external than males and more external than females in J. B. Rotter's (1966) normative sample. Males and females had comparable distributions of problem-drinking scores, and both scored primarily in the nonalcoholic range. Results point to the importance of testing for sex differences in personality correlates of alcohol use

AB - 54 female and 45 male undergraduates were administered Rotter's Internal–External Locus of Control Scale and the Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test. A significant correlation between the 2 measures was obtained for males, but no relationship was found for females. Females were more external than males and more external than females in J. B. Rotter's (1966) normative sample. Males and females had comparable distributions of problem-drinking scores, and both scored primarily in the nonalcoholic range. Results point to the importance of testing for sex differences in personality correlates of alcohol use

M3 - Article

VL - 1

SP - 104

EP - 106

JO - Bulletin of the Society of Psychologists in Substance Abuse

JF - Bulletin of the Society of Psychologists in Substance Abuse

IS - 3

ER -