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. 2009 Dec 11;65B(5):591–598. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbp117

Table 2.

Unadjusted Percent With Medium (≥0.5 SD) and Large (≥1.0 SD) Improvements in Internal, Chance, and Powerful Others Locus of Control Scales at 5 Years by Treatment Group (N = 1,534)

Improvement level Internal locus of control Chance locus of control Powerful others locus of control
Medium (≥0.5 SD)
    Memory 20.6 27.0 26.7
    Reasoning 23.3 26.7 29.8
    Speed of processing 22.3 26.6 25.7
    No-contact control 16.1 23.3 22.9
Large (≥1.0 SD)
    Memory 12.6 11.9 11.8
    Reasoning 12.5 10.6 10.4
    Speed of processing 12.6 13.0 11.2
    No-contact control 8.4 10.6 8.9