Locus of Control and Marital Stability:

This study investigated the relationship between locus of control and marital stability of young men. A factor analysis of the locus of control measures found three factors: a leadership scale, a personal scale and a fate scale. The study focused on young men between the ages of 16-25 who were married. The study followed these men for five years to ascertain the ones who were still married and the ones who were not. Analysis of covariance controlling for age and socio-economic status was run comparing the married group with the divorced or separated group. There was a significant difference in the two groups on the leadership scale only. The implications for this finding are discussed in relation to clinical practice and future research.