DIFFERENTIAL EFFECTIVENESS OF COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL AND INSIGHT-ORIENTED GROUP INTERVENTIONS AS A FUNCTION OF INTERNAL-EXTERNAL LOCUS-OF-CONTROL.
Contributors: California School of Professional Psychology, Fresno.
Published: 1990
Number of pages: 120
Subjects: Education, Educational Psychology.; Psychology, Clinical.; Health Sciences, Nursing.
Description: The purpose of the study was to look at the I-E Locus of Control expectancy of the hospital-employed nurse and its differential impact with a cognitive-behavioral and insight-oriented group intervention. On the basis of their scores on the locus of control scale, volunteer nurses were randomly assigned to one of the two treatment conditions: cognitive-behavioral and insight oriented. The groups were seen for six weeks for 1 hour 30 minute sessions.

Post-intervention data revealed no significant differences for treatment conditions, locus of control expectancy, or interaction between locus of control expectancy and treatment conditions. There was no evidence from this study that subjects differentially benefited from one treatment approach over another. The lack of interaction between locus of control and treatment methods was not consistent with previous findings, which seemed to suggest that tailoring treatment to individual differences may be a useful strategy to employ. Possible explanations for these findings were discussed.

When data were examined for impact with extreme internal and external subjects, there were some significant differences in that high internals evidenced decreased anxiety and hostility regardless of the treatment modality. These findings were consistent with theory and research data.
Notes: Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 51-08, Section: A, page: 2679.

Thesis (PH.D.)--CALIFORNIA SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY - FRESNO, 1990.

School code: 0444.