Chapter 1 Locus of Control: Understanding the Concept; Chapter 2 The Perception of Control as an Enduring Attitude; Chapter 3 Social Learning Theory: A Systematic Approach to the Study of Perceived Control; Chapter 4 Locus of Control and the Resistance to Influence; Chapter 5 Locus of Control and Cognitive Activity; Chapter 6 Locus of Control and Achievement-Related Behavior; Chapter 7 Locus of Control and Coping Behavior; Chapter 8 Fatalism and Psychopathology; Chapter 9 The Social Antecedents of Locus of Control; Chapter 10 Changes in the Locus of Control; Chapter 11 The Assessment of Locus of Control; Chapter 12 Implications of Research;