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      Effects of mothers' locus of control for child improvement in a developmentally delayed sample.

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          A potentially important variable that has received little attention in the literature is the locus of control (LOC) a caregiver holds for child improvement, including its influence on the caregiver's treatment compliance and on actual child improvement. In this study, 131 mother-child dyads were assessed across 1 year, to evaluate the utility of the LOC construct in a practice setting. Children were approximately 4 years old at the first assessment, and all of them had been diagnosed with a developmental disability. Mothers' compliance with treatment (mothers' attendance at sessions; teachers' ratings of mothers' support and knowledge) was tracked, and measures of child development status and mothers' locus of control were administered. Statistical results indicated that mothers' locus of control was not significantly correlated with children's gains in development over the year. The mothers' beliefs about whether the child or chance would be responsible for improvement were associated with lower compliance with treatment, whereas the mothers' beliefs that child improvement was attributable to professional intervention were associated with enhanced involvement in treatment.

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          Journal
          J Genet Psychol
          The Journal of genetic psychology
          Informa UK Limited
          0022-1325
          0022-1325
          Sep 2000
          : 161
          : 3
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Department of Counseling Psychology and Special Education, Brigham Young University, USA.
          Article
          10.1080/00221320009596713
          10971909
          b13c0152-184f-4ff9-857c-832efd716911
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