Study Cherlin & Reeder (1975): study US Los Angeles County, California 1972

Public

Adults, general public, Los Angeles County, USA, 1972-1973

Sample

Respondents

N = 1000

Non Response

20% in 1972 and 23% in 1973.

Assessment

Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Correlate

Authors's Label

Internal control expectation

Our Classification

Operationalization

4-item index of forced choice questions measuring the respondent's expectations concerning personal control over the events of one's life (items from the Rotter Internal vs External Locus of Control Scale; see Rotter, 1966)

Observed Relation with Happiness