Mills J K, Cullen T J
Department of Psychology, Lewis University, Romeoville, IL 60441.
J Psychol. 1994 May;128(3):333-7. doi: 10.1080/00223980.1994.9712737.
We studied locus of control (LOC) in samples of obese and nonobese subjects. We administered Rotter's (1966) I-E Scale to 106 obese adults in outpatient treatment for obesity and to 99 nonobese controls. The obese subjects were significantly more internally oriented than the control group. These findings challenge currently held assumptions on the directionality of LOC in obese groups. The results contradict the consensus among researchers that obese individuals have an external LOC orientation. The finding that internal LOC is associated with the obese condition may be a useful predictor variable influencing obesity treatment, approaches, and outcome.
我们研究了肥胖和非肥胖受试者样本中的控制点（LOC）。我们对106名接受门诊肥胖治疗的成年肥胖者和99名非肥胖对照组进行了罗特（1966年）的内控-外控量表测试。肥胖受试者比对照组明显更倾向于内控。这些发现挑战了目前关于肥胖群体中控制点方向性的假设。结果与研究人员的共识相矛盾，即肥胖个体具有外控取向。内控与肥胖状况相关这一发现可能是影响肥胖治疗、方法和结果的一个有用的预测变量。
