Locus of Control and Daydreaming

Abstract Rotter's (1966) Internal-External Locus of Control Scale and the Achievement, Problem-Solving, and Fear-of-Failure scales of Singer and Antrobus's (1970) Imaginai Processes Inventory were administered to 200 college students. Individuals with an internal locus of control were found to engage in significantly more achievement daydreaming and significantly less fear-of-failure daydreaming than those with an external locus of control. This same pattern was found for men compared with women. The results were discussed in terms of a cognitive behavioral model.