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There is evidence that locus of control is related to moral development, facilitated by internality as it emerges in early childhood.

References[]

  • Bachrach, R. (1977). The relation between locus of control and the development of moral reasoning. Child Development, 48, 1340-1352.
  • Gutkin, D. C. a. S. J. (1979). The relation between the ethics of personal conscience, social responsibility, and principled moral reasoning. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 8, 433-441.
  • Juhasz A.M. and Sonnshein-Schneider, M. (2003). Adolescent sexuality: values, morality, and decision-making. Adolescence, 22, 579-590.
  • Schave, B. (2003). Similarities and differences between 6 year-old identical and fraternal twins and their parents locus of control and moral development. Educational Research Quarterly, 11, 49-56.
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