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Locus of Control and Symptoms of Psychological Distress Among Chinese-Americans

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  • Wen H. Kuo

    (University of Utah)

  • Robert Gray

    (University of Utah)

  • Nan Lin

    (SUNY at Albany)

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A sample of Chinese-Americans in the District of Columbia was drawn to examine the relationship between the locus of control, the personality factor, and two indices of symptoms of psychological distress. The findings indicated that the externals scored higher on symptomatology than did the internals. A multivariate analysis further compared the predictive utility of locus of control with other determinants of psychiatric symptoms, i.e., sex, marital status, SES, kinship and friendship tie, and amount of life change. The evidence showed that locus of control is an important determinant of Chinese-Americans' symptomatology. It accounted for a greater proportion of the variance in the two indices of psychological distress than did the other independent variables.

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  • Wen H. Kuo & Robert Gray & Nan Lin, 1979. "Locus of Control and Symptoms of Psychological Distress Among Chinese-Americans," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 25(3), pages 176-187, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socpsy:v:25:y:1979:i:3:p:176-187
    DOI: 10.1177/002076407902500303
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