Locus of control and personality functioning of learning disabled children

Evaluated the personality functioning of 51 learning disabled children, who ranged in age from 7 through 11. Significant externality was noted for both males and females. Older children were significantly more external than their younger counterparts. Males were significantly more unintelligent, assertive, impulsive, independent, shrewd and anxiously insecure. Females tended to be unintelligent, submissive, dependent, serious and inhibited. Analyses of sex differences indicated that males were significantly more assertive, impulsive and independent than females.