A Comparison of High Causally and Low Causally Oriented Sixth Grade Children on Personality Variables Indicative of Mental Health

Two tests served as selection criteria for high and low causally oriented groups, the Social Causal Test and the Physical Causal Test. They were administered to 280 sixth graders. The Highs (N 90) were defined as those above the group mean on both tests, Lows (N 73) as those falling below both means. The 12 item Intolerance of Ambiguity Scale and the 24 item Children\u27s Antidemocratic Attitude Scale were administered to all subjects. The Highs showed significantly less antidemocratic attitude and less intolerance of ambiguity than the Lows . The differences remained significant if subjects were matched on IQ scores