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Control Orientation in Alcoholics Related to Extent of Treatment

L. Jerome Oziel, Frederick W. Obitz

SUMMARY. The self-perceived locus of control of three groups of alcoholics who had had varying amounts of exposure to treatment was measured on the Internal-External (I-E) scale. Alcoholics who had had more treatment perceived themselves in greater control of their behavior in general and of their drinking in particular than those who had had less treatment.