The present study related the terminal core values measured by the List of Values with perceived control (as measured by Schulz and Decker in 1985), using data from a stratified random sample of 329 households. All of the values were significantly and positively correlated with perceived control as is consistent with social adaptation theory. Adding perceived control to value-driven behavior models (such as Rosenberg's 1956 one) may improve their predictive ability.
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