Prenatal Internal Locus of Control Is Positively Associated with Offspring IQ, Mediated through Parenting Behavior, Prenatal Lifestyle and Social Circumstances

Locus of control (LOC) is a measure that identifies the likelihood as to whether an individual considers what happens to him is largely a matter of luck or fate (known as externally oriented) or whether it is something that the individual can influence (internality). Here we have used data collected...

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Main Authors: Jean Golding, Steven Gregory, Genette L. Ellis, Yasmin Iles-Caven, Stephen Nowicki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01429/full