A group of recovering alcoholics in A.A. is compared with a group of non-problem drinkers. Measures of locus of control, emotional maturity and intimacy with parents are used as points of comparison. The A.A. group differs significantly with the other group in its greater belief in an external locus of control, in its greater emotional dependency and its lower intimacy level with parents. A linear relationship is found between length of sobriety and an internal locus of control in the recovering group.
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