People that have external locus of control tend to blame others for the outcomes rather than themselves.

People with an external locus of control tend to be more stressed and prone to clinical depression.

Age plays an important role in one's internal and external locus of control.

Those with a high external locus of control believe that powerful others, fate, or chance primarily determine events.

The authors also attempted to measure whether or not children who received the rewards had an external locus of causality.

People at the other end of the scale, with external locus of control, are more heavily influenced by authority figures.

Individuals who see their lives as being controlled by outside forces demonstrate an external locus of control (Robbins, 2005).

Here are some soft-target examples of external locus of control beliefs: 1.

Seeing your life outcomes through the prism of an external locus of control has some other drawbacks, too.

People with an external locus of control tend to be apathetic and to blame others or bad luck for their problems.