Locus of control and occupational structure were investigated in two groups of subjects aged 21 to 57 yr. One group of 25 subjects were in occupations in which they were closely supervised and were required to perform routine and non-complex tasks. Subjects in the second group of 25 held occupations of relative complexity and of little close supervision and routine. Subjects in the first group scored external on Rotter's scale relative to subjects in the second group of occupations.
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