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A note on teacher stress and locus of control

Journal of Occupational PsychologyPublished 1 September 1979
Chris Kyriacou, John B. Sutcliffe
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Abstract

In a questionnaire survey of 130 comprehensive school teachers, occupational stress as indicated by a self‐report measure was found to be positively associated with the teachers' generalized belief in external control over reinforcement (measured using Rotter's Internal–External locus of control scale) as predicted.

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Psychology