Mancini J A
Int J Aging Hum Dev. 1980;12(3):215-20. doi: 10.2190/kdmd-u7fb-bfvy-64xt.
Researchers have recently begun to focus to a greater degree on personality factors in old age. One such factor is locus of control. This investigation examines the relationship between life satisfaction and locus of control within the context of health and income, two variables that pervade numerous aspects of the older person's life. The data are derived from a randomly selected sample of people sixty-five years of age and older residing in high-rise public housing complexes (N = 74). The findings of the investigation are consistent with most of the previous research, which had shown internal locus of control and higher life satisfaction to be significantly associated. This association remained stable and significant when controlling on the effects of self-rated health and income, suggesting that internal control is related to life satisfaction independent of health level or monetary resources.
研究人员最近开始更加关注老年时期的人格因素。其中一个因素是控制点。本调查在健康和收入这两个贯穿老年人生活诸多方面的变量背景下，考察生活满意度与控制点之间的关系。数据来自于随机抽取的居住在高层公共住房小区的65岁及以上人群样本（N = 74）。调查结果与之前的大多数研究一致，此前的研究表明内部控制点与较高的生活满意度显著相关。在控制了自评健康和收入的影响后，这种关联依然稳定且显著，这表明内部控制与生活满意度相关，独立于健康水平或金钱资源。
