Study Abbey et al. (1983): study US Detroit 1984
- Public
- Tranquilizer users, Detroit, USA, 1984
- Survey name
- Unnamed study
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 675
- Non Response
- 40%
- Assessment
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Interview: face-to-face
4 structured interviews at 6 week intervals
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Internal control over personal life
- Our Classification
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- Operationalization
- Two 2-item indices, one index asses-
sing perceived internal control in the personal life-domain and one assessing internal control over emotions and fee-
lings. 5-point scale ranging from 'not at all' to 'a great deal'.