Is there a relation between locus of control orientation and depression?

Benassi, Victor A., Sweeney, Paul D., Dufour, Charles L.·1988·Journal of Abnormal Psychology
DOI 10.1037//0021-843x.97.3.357

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  97. Preface
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  98. Copyright Page
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  99. Epigraph
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