@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp10191,
            	author={Jaik, Katharina and Wolter, Stefan C.},
            	title={Lost in Transition: The Influence of Locus of Control on Delaying Educational Decisions},
            	year={2016},
	month={Sep},
            	institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)},
            	address={Bonn},
            	type={IZA Discussion Paper},
            	number={10191},
            	url={https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp10191},
	abstract={The transition from compulsory schooling to upper-secondary education is a crucial and frequently difficult step in the educational career of young people. In this study, we analyze the impact of one non-cognitive skill, locus of control, on the intention and the decision to delay the transition into post-compulsory education in Switzerland. We find that locus of control, measured at ages 13–14, has a significant impact on the intention to delay the transition into upper-secondary education. Furthermore, we find that the intention to delay the transition is strongly correlated with the actual delay, measured one and a half years after the intention. Finally, students with the initial intention to delay but successfully continuing into upper-secondary education show a stronger internal locus of control than comparable students who do delay their transition.},
	keywords={locus of control;school-to-school transition;school-to-work transition},
            }