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The relationship between locus of control and occupational level was investigated for middle-management ( n = 20) and nonmanagement ( n = 41) women employed at a financial services company. No significant difference was found between the groups for locus of control or for social desirability. Significant correlations were found for the nonmanagement group between externality and schooling ( r = –.39), years of service ( r =.42), and social desirability ( r = –.47), but none were found for women in middle management. A significant moderate correlation of –.39 was obtained between locus of control and social desirability for all 61 women.

This study investigated the associations of Locus of Control (Children Nowicki-Strickland Internal-External Control Scale) with state and trait anxiety (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children) in 302 children aged 9 to 12 yr. No significant differences were found between the groups. No significant correlations were found between the anxiety measures and externality for the 31 children from maritally disrupted families, but significant positive Pearson correlations were found for the 271 children of intact families. The results are discussed in terms of the possibility of under-reporting of marital disruption by children.

Summary.-This study investigates the relationship between burnout as measured by the Maslach Burnout Inventory and locus of control as measured by the Adult Nowicki-Strickland Internal-External Locus of Control (ANS-IE) for 82 dentists. Significant Pearson correlations between two Maslach subscales and locus of control show Personal Accomplishment to be negatively associated -.31 and Emotional Exhaustion to be positively correlated .21 to exrernality. Burnout is defined by Maslach (13) and Maslach and Jackson (14) as a syndrome of physical and emotional fatigue which results in a negative selfimage, negative attitudes toward work, and a drop in personal involvement with clients. Maslach and his colleagues have identified three components: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and low personal accomplishment. Numerous environmental factors contribute to burnout, and Pines, Aronson, and Kafry (19) have identified the nature of the work as an important situational factor. Several empirical studies have identified particular job-related stressors for dentists: difficulties with patients, problems with staff, schedule and time pressure, and finances (4, 6, lo), with pain (4, 10, 22), and with lack of personal achievement (4, 6, 20). However, not aII persons in the same occupational situation experience burnout; individual factors are also involved (14). Possible individual factors include personality variables such as locus of control. The relationship between locus of control and burnout has already been studied for certain populations. McIntyre (15) established significant positive correlations for a group of teachers between externality as measured by ANS-IE and the Emotional Exhaustion (EE) and Depersonahzation (DP) scales of the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) and a negative correlation between externality and Personal Accomplishment (PA). For a group of chddcare workers Fuqua and Couture (9) used a regression model which yielded a significant relationship between a group of nine personal and situational factors including the locus of control and the three Maslach subscales. The only significant univariate relationship was between locus of control and Personal