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MeSH Heading: Internal-External Control
Tree Number(s): F01.829.379
Unique ID: D007389
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007389
Scope Note: Personality construct referring to an individual's perception of the locus of events as determined internally by his or her own behavior versus fate, luck, or external forces. (ERIC Thesaurus, 1996).
Entry Term(s): External Control Beliefs; External-Internal Control; Internal Control Beliefs; Locus of Control
Previous Indexing: Perception (1966-1971); Self Concept (1969-1971); Social Control, Informal (1968-1971)
Public MeSH Note: 72
History Note: 72
Date Established: 1972/01/01
Date of Entry: 2024/08/09
Revision Date: 2024/04/17

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