Abstract
The relationship of physical attractiveness and locus of control in 126 elementary school children, Grades 3 through 6, was investigated. The study was an attempt to observe, with children, the phenomenon reported in 1978 by Anderson for college subjects, namely, a curvilinear relationship between physical attractiveness and locus of control. 10 independent adult observers rated yearbook pictures of children on physical attractiveness. The mean rating for each child was compared with the locus of control score on the Nowicki-Strickland Locus of Control Scale for Children. No significant association was found between physical attractiveness and locus of control or between locus of control and sex. However, mean locus of control scores became progressively more internal from Grades 3 to 6 for this sample.
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