Locus Of Control Scale Research Articles

Locus of Control of Lumad Students at Davao Oriental State College of Science and Technology

The study surveyed the locus of control of 360 lumad students at Davao Oriental State College of Science and Technology in 2001, Mati, Davao Oriental, using Rotter's Locus of Control Scale. The lumad students had internal locus of control. There were no significant differences in the locus of control of luthads who were grouped as Mandaya and other Lumads, between male and female lumads, and among those lumads enrolled in different year levels. These results suggest that the students were in control of their behaviors which has important implication to the choices they make in learning at school. Knowing students' locus of control will help point to the kind of guidance and academic programs that the school may employ to make students' learning more effective. The results also lend support to the theory of locus of control as well as give a glimpse of how information about the learners' locus of control can be utilized in the teaching-learning process.

Relation Between Locus of Control of College Teachers and Their Job Satisfaction

The purpose of study was to understand the relationship between locus of control o f college teachers and their job satisfaction. A sample of 150 teachers was selected fro m the d ifferent colleges of A mritsar city in Punjab, India. The tools used were locus of control scale and job satisfaction scale. The different statistical techniques like Pearson's product moment coefficient of correlat ion, Mean, Standard error of d ifference between means and T- test were used for the study. The study reveals a significant relationship between locus of control and job satisfaction of co llege teachers. Among male and female teachers, male teachers with high job satisfaction possess a better locus of control as compared to female co llege teachers with high job satisfaction.

Validity and Reliability of the Greek Version of Brown's Locus of Control Scale (BLOCS)

Studies in different research fields have shown that locus of control is a meaningful concept. A translated measurement of locus of control in Greece is the Brown locus of control scale (BLOCS), but the translation has not been yet validated. Construct validity and reliability of the BLOCS Greek version was investigated in a sample of employees in five public institutions. Three dimensions identified in the original study were observed. A reduced scale of 20 items showed better psychometric properties: Cronbach's alphas were for the total scale .76 (McDonald's omega = .72), and internal .76, external social .73, and external other .73, comparable to the original and improved if 5 items are removed.

An Investigation into the Self-handicapping Behaviors of Undergraduates in Terms of Academic Procrastination, the Locus of Control and Academic Success

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between self-handicapping, academic procrastination, the locus of control and academic success. The aim was also to determine whether these variables predicted self-handicapping behavior. The population of the study consisted of 263 undergraduates studying in different departments of the Faculty of Education at Uluda? University. The Self-Handicapping Scale (Ak?n, 2012), Academic Procrastination Scale (Çak?c?, 2003), and Locus of Control Scale (Da?, 1991) were used as data collection tools. Data was analyzed via Pearson correlation analysis and multi linear regression. As a result of the correlation analyses, a positively significant relationship was determined between self-handicapping, the external locus of control and academic procrastination. As a result of the regression analysis, it was concluded that academic procrastination, the locus of control and academic success predicted self-handicapping in terms of their explanation rates, respectively. Educators and psychological counselors discussed this issue and they made suggestions in line with the findings.

Emotional Status, Perceived Control of Pain, and Pain Coping Strategies in Episodic and Chronic Cluster Headache

Cluster headache (CH) is a chronic syndrome characterized by excruciatingly painful attacks occurring with circadian and circannual periodicity. The objectives of the present study were, in CH patients, to determine by principal component analysis the factor structure of two instruments commonly used in clinics to evaluate pain locus of control (Cancer Locus of Control Scale–CLCS) and coping strategies (Coping Strategies Questionnaire–CSQ), to examine the relationship between internal pain controllability and emotional distress, and to compare psychosocial distress and coping strategies between two subsets of patients with episodic or chronic CH. Results indicate, for CLCS, a 3-factor structure (internal controllability, medical controllability, religious controllability) noticeably different in CH patients from the structure reported in patients with other painful pathologies and, for CSQ, a 5-factor structure of CSQ which did not markedly diverge from the classical structure. Perceived internal controllability of pain was strongly correlated with study measures of depression (HAD depression/anhedonia subscale, Beck Depression Inventory). Comparison between subsets of patients with episodic or chronic CH of emotional status, pain locus of control, perceived social support and coping strategies did not reveal significant differences apart for the Reinterpreting pain sensations strategy which was more often used by episodic CH patients. Observed tendencies for increased anxiety and perceived social support in patients with episodic CH, and for increased depression and more frequent use of the Ignoring pain sensations strategy in patients with chronic CH, warrant confirmation in larger groups of patients.

Gender-Based HIV and AIDS Risk Reduction Training for Health Educators in Katlehong, Johannesburg

KEYWORDS Gender-Based HIV and AIDS Risk. Locus of Control. Self-efficacy. Sexual Assertiveness ABSTRACT The aim of the study was to improve health educators' locus of control, self-efficacy, sexual assertiveness, and to reduce HIV and AIDS risk through training. A gender-based HIV and AIDS risk reduction training programme was used to train health educators in Katlehong, Johannesburg. Thirty- three health educators volunteered to participate in the study. Participants were invited through the organisation's internal communication channels. Participants were recruited from the organisation's two branches. Participants' locus of control, self- efficacy, sexual assertiveness and gender-based HIV and AIDS risk were assessed before training and after training. The instruments that were used to assess participants' psychological well-being were Roter's locus of control scale, general self-efficacy scale, sexual assertiveness scale for women, and HIV and AIDS risk was assessed using the gender-based HIV and AIDS risk scale. In addition, a qualitative design that used focus groups to get participants' views on how they would use the train-the-trainer gender-based skills they got from Tshenolo HIV and AIDS Prevention Project to protect themselves from HIV infection and to empower vulnerable girls and women, people at risk of HIV infection and those living with HIV and AIDS through training. Data were analysed using t related samples tests and thematic content analysis. The results of this study indicated that participants felt that the training programme equipped them with personal skills to deal with gender transformative HIV and AIDS prevention programmes and policies. The perception of participants in this study was that the gender-based training programme had adequately prepared them to help vulnerable groups experiencing gender inequality in the communi ty. The quantitative results indicated an improvement in psychological wellbeing of participants and a significant reduction in HIV and AIDS risk after training. Future studies could focus on the longitudinal relationship between attending a gender-based risk reduction training programme and HIV incidence among participants.

Examining the Relationship between Translation Students’ Locus of Control and Their Translation Achievement

This paper investigates the effect of Locus of Control (LOC) on translation students’ achievement. Participants of the study included 151 senior students who studied English Translation at Mashhad Universities and Institutes of higher education. The LOC scale was administered to both male and female students. The Persian version of LOC (Ghonsooly & Elahi, 2010) was used to measure the participants’ Locus of Control. The results of the statistical analyses revealed that students’ Locus of Control has a significant and positive relationship with their translation achievement. The results of the interview phase of the study are also consistent with the statistical analyses.

Development of a scale to measure laypersons’ beliefs about medical knowledge

Objective: Literature on participatory health care suggests that, though many patients desire basic information, a substantial number prefer a passive role. This variability is explored as a function of laypersons’ beliefs about the nature of medical knowledge, referred to as epistemological beliefs, through the evaluation of a newly-developed instrument, the discipline-based epistemological beliefs scale-lay medical knowledge (DEBS-LMK). Design: Survey. Method: Items were developed to measure Schommer’s1 hypothesized constructs of epistemological beliefs within a medical context: source, structure, and certainty of knowledge plus beliefs about acquiring knowledge – innate ability and speed of learning. Setting: Faculty, staff, and students ( n = 367) from a Midwestern university provided complete responses to 63 medical epistemological beliefs items and the 18-item multidimensional locus of control scales (MHLOC).2 Results: Factor analysis confirmed the basic theoretical structure of the instrument. Scores on the DEBS-LMK were associated in predictable ways with MHLOC scales. Beliefs about doctors as omniscient authorities were associated with perceptions that powerful others are responsible for health status; in particular, beliefs that patients should be empowered to question and challenge their doctors predicted lower powerful others scores. Beliefs that medical knowledge depends on innate ability and quick learning predicted views that health status is due to chance factors, but beliefs in the need for quick learning were negatively associated with an internal health locus of control. Conclusions: Implications for research on information seeking and on interventions to improve patient/provider communication are discussed.

The relation between explanatory style, locus of control and self-esteem in a sample of university students

This study proposes to investigate the relations between 3 factors that are related to students’ motivation and performance (Leary, 2007; Lane, Lane, & Kyprianou, 2004): locus of control (LOC), self-esteem and academic attributional style (AAS). We also assess the causes identified for academic failure and the coping strategies. A lot of 80 students completed the AAS Questionnaire, the Self-Esteem Scale, and the LOC Scale. The results show that high self-esteem students have an internal LOC and the internal AAS is associated with active coping strategies activation. These findings can be used for the adjustment of educational strategies and university policies.

The influence of the psychological factors upon the entrepreneurial tendency in crisis environments

We aim to determine whether the relationship of psychological factors and environmental factors affecting the entrepreneurial tendency change, due to perceptions of negative economic environment/economic crisis. The study focuses on the way in which perceptions of economic crisis and scarcity of money affects the entrepreneurial tendency of young people. We selected 152 students with Internal Locus of Control/ILC (using Rotter's Locus of Control Scale), and they were involved in four experimental scenarios. The exposure of young people with ILC in crisis conditions significantly affects their entrepreneurial tendency, while the intensity of scarcity of money has an insignificant effect.

Internal predictors of burnout in psychiatric nurses: An Indian study

Background:Research has not adequately focused on the issue of burnout in Psychiatric nurses, despite the fact that they suffer considerable stress in their work. Till date no study has been conducted on burnout among psychiatric nurses in India. Further, there is a particular lack of research in internal variables predicting burnout in them.Aims:To determine whether there are any internal psychological factors relevant to burnout in psychiatric nurses in India.Materials and Methods:We recruited 101 psychiatric nurses scoring less than two in General Health Questionnaire, version 12 (GHQ-12) from two psychiatric hospitals after obtaining informed consent. All subjects filled up a sociodemographic data sheet along with global adjustment scale, emotional maturity scale, PGI general well-being scale, locus of control scale, and Copenhagen burnout inventory (CBI). Correlations between burnout and sociodemographic/clinical variables were done by Pearson's r or Spearman's rho. Signi ficant variables were entered in a stepwise multiple linear regression analysis with total burnout score as dependent variable.Results:Age, duration of total period of nursing, prior military training, locus of control, sense of general well-being, adjustment capabilities, and emotional maturity had significant relation with burnout. Of them, emotional maturity was the most significant protective factors against burnout along with adjustment capabilities, sense of physical well-being, and military training in decreasing significance. Together they explained 41% variation in total burnout score which is significant at <0.001 level. An internal locus of control was inversely correlated with burnout, but failed to predict it in regression analysis.Conclusion:Emotional maturity, adjustability, sense of general physical well-being as well as prior military training significantly predicted lower burnout. Of them, emotional maturity was the most important predictor. Internal locus of control was also correlated with lower burnout.

고등학생 자살 경향성에 영향을 미치는 요소 : 학생 스스로 지각하는 학업성취도를 중심으로

Objectives : This study investigated factors related to suicide in high school students and focused on perceived academic performance. Methods : We surveyed 293 grade 10 high-school students in Jeju and Gyeonggi provinces and gave them self-assessment questionnaires. To evaluate the suicide risk, the questionnaire included questions about suicidal thoughts, plans, threats, deliberate self-injury, and suicide attempts from the Scale for Suicide Ideation (SSI). Also, it included the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS), Locus of Control Scale (LOC), Rosenberg`s Self Esteem Scale (RSE) and Perceived Academic Performance (PAP) to identify factors related to suicide in high school students. Results : Depression, hopelessness, and low self-esteem were related with suicidal thoughts, plans, attempts, and severe suicidal ideation (SSI score16). In the multivariate analysis, a low level of PAP (OR

The Quality-of-Life Impact of Head and Neck Cancer: Preference Values from the Canadian General Public

ObjectivesTo elicit preferences for standardized head and neck cancer (HNC) health states describing the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) impact of cancer type or stage, progression, or treatment-related toxicities; and to measure the association between an individual’s locus of control (LOC) and mean preference values for HNC health states. Study DesignWe elicited preferences from a sample of 106 members of the Canadian general public, using the standard gamble method. Eight health states representing HNC characteristics, and 10 describing treatment-related toxicities, were developed based on literature review, data analysis, and clinician interview. All participants valuated these, anchored against full health and dead, and completed the Multidimensional Health LOC scale. A mixed-regression model was used to calculate adjusted preference decrements for all states compared with a reference state (locoregional preprogression nonlaryngeal HNC). ResultsMean participant age was 47 years, and 48% were male. All health states were associated with substantially decreased preferences compared with full health. Mean preferences ranged from 0.62 (locoregional laryngeal HNC) to 0.33 (hospitalization for severe toxicity). After adjusting for age and sex, mean preference decrements were: −0.28 (postprogression), −0.11 (metastases), and −0.05 (recurrent disease). There was suggestive evidence that LOC was associated with preferences overall (P=.079); those with stronger beliefs in Chance rated health states lower (P=.012). ConclusionsHealth state preferences elicited here demonstrate that members of the Canadian general public rate HNC to have a large negative impact on HRQoL. The greatest impact was for postprogression and metastatic health states. These values are useful for quantifying the devastating impact of HNC on HRQoL, and for economic modeling.

Some Psychological Factors as Predictors of Perceived Workers’ Productivity in private Organizations in Nigeria

The study investigated the influence of some psychological factors on perceived workers` productivity in private organizations in Nigeria. This is for the purpose of ascertaining the contributions of psychological factors to perceived workers` productivity in work organizations in Nigeria. A descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. A total of 341 respondents were selected for the study, using stratified sampling technique. The instruments used for data collection are structured questionnaires titled “Job Involvement Scale (JIS); Self Efficacy Scale (SES), Job Satisfaction Scale (JSS) and Locus of Control Scale (LCS). The hypotheses generated for the study were tested at 0.05 alpha levels using Regression Analysis statistics. The findings of the study revealed that: The psychological factors were found to have jointly contributed to perceived workers` productivity in private organizations. Relatively, job involvement, self-efficacy, job satisfaction and locus of control have significantly predicted perceived workers` productivity. Based on the findings, it is recommended that workers should be deeply involved in organizational programme of activities in order to create rooms for their participation in the planning and implementation of decision process. This will definitely foster job involvement and job satisfaction among the workers and enhance increased workers` productivity.

Validation of an Adaptation of Levenson’s Locus of Control Scale With Adult Male Incarcerated Sexual Offenders

This article examines the psychometric properties of an adaptation of Levenson's Locus of Control (LoC) measure that is used by the English and Welsh Prison Service as part of the psychometric assessment battery for sexual offenders participating in the Sex Offender Treatment Programme (SOTP). Reliability and validity analyses were conducted on a sample of 2,497 sexual offenders who had completed SOTP. Internal consistency, convergent validity, and relationship to socially desirable responding were investigated. Construct validity was assessed via exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Test-retest reliability data were collected from an additional sample of 26 sexual offenders. The scale was found to have excellent internal consistency, good test-retest reliability, and weak to moderate convergent validity with measures of self-esteem, attachment styles, emotional loneliness, and social problem solving. There was a moderate correlation between the scale and socially desirable responding. EFA and CFA suggested that a four-factor solution provided an acceptable fit to the data, with the factors relating to constructs of chance, problem solving, powerful others, and internal control. The findings of the present study suggest that the adapted LoC Scale is a useful tool for assessing sexual offenders' locus of control.

Validation of the multidimensional health locus of control scales for labor and delivery

No current instrument assesses women's health locus of control beliefs in relation to childbirth. Form C of the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scales was used to develop items for a new instrument specific to labor and delivery (MHLC-LD). Psychometric analyses conducted with two independent samples of pregnant women supported a three-factor model of the new instrument, consisting of Internal, Powerful Others, and Chance subscales. Results revealed modest coefficient alphas (>.70) for the subscales and demonstrated construct validity in known group analyses. Future validation research will focus on improving the internal consistency reliability of the MHLC-LD, testing factorial invariance across demographic groups, and examining the relationships between obstetric risk, previous birth experiences, and beliefs about control over childbirth outcomes.

P01-334-Investigation the role of mother's parenting styles on locus of control and self – concept of children

Introduction&amp;ObjectivesThe present study investigated the relationship between mother's attitudes towards child rearing practices with child perception of those styles, locus of control and self – concept.MethodThe sample consisted of 388 third grade males in the junior high school students and their literate were selected from five educational districts who completed the Parental Authority Questionnaire, the Parenting Style Survey, the Nowicki – Strickland Locus of Control Scale and Tennessee Self- concept Test. The data were analyzed using Pearson correlation formula and Anova.ResultsThe findings of the study are so follow: The relationship between mother's attitude toward child rearing practice and child's perception of those styles was not statistically significant. The relationship between mother's attitude toward child rearing practice, child locus of control and self-concept were not significant, but the relationship between child's perception of their mother's parenting style, child's locus of control and self-concept were statistically significant. The relationship between locus of control and self-concept was also statistically significant.

Effects of parental locus of control and mental health on test anxiety of middle school students

Objective To find out parental locus of control and mental health affecting students test anxiety. Methods The samples were from 5 middle schools including 1000 students,and their parents. They were investigated with the general life scales, Sarason's test anxiety scale, Symptom checklist 90 (SCL-90)and Parenting Locus of Control Scale(PLOC). Results The ratio of test anxiety: the mild was 28.8%, moderate was 45.0%, severe was 26.2% ,and felt anxiety was 55.8%. Ratio of test anxiety was higher in the boy students (X2=9.284, P =0.010) ,and heavier(F:16.42±6.70; M:15.18 ±6.51, t=2.716, P=0.007). Student test anxiety was significantly positively correlated with their parental mental health (r fatherl～11=0.166～0.272, Pfather l～11= 0.000;r mother 1～11=0.182～0.242, P mother 1～11= 0.000); Student test anxiety positively correlated with the effectiveness cof parents education, father's belief on the fate, eontrol of fathers for their children, locus of control from fathers (r1～5=0.075～0.143; P1-5=0.000～0.030);felt anxiety positively correlated with self-expect ,pressure from their mothers,over take care attitude from their parents,self-pressure from their parents( r1～6=0.068～0.230; P1-6=0.000～0.050) ,and negatively correlated with respect attitude of parents for their child, Marital relations,Communication time between the students and their parents,attitude of mother for learning( r1-7=-0.074～-0.140;P1～7=0.000～0.034). Felting test anxiety was served as a dependent factor, some factors enter the regression equation,and they were somatization of father, psychotic mother, the pressure from parents, mother over expectations, self-expectations ,the child control from student's father by Logistic regression analysis ( OR1～16=0.675～3.029;P1-6=0.000～0.007). Conclusion Students test anxiety is a common problem in male and female students. Mental health and locus of control from students' parents show test anxiety has somatization of father, psychotic mother, the pressure from parents, mother' expectations,self-expectations, the control of father for the child 6 risk factors. Key words: Test anxiety; Psychological locus of control; Psychological health; Parents

Self-Efficacy and Locus of Control as Predictors of Academic Procrastination Among Undergraduates in a Nigerian

The study investigated the influence of self-efficacy and locus of control on the procrastination behaviour of 300 undergraduate students from a Nigerian university. The participants responded to three valid scales (General Perceived Self Efficacy Scale, Locus of Control Scale and the procrastination scale). Data was analyzed using the Pearson product moment correlation and Multiple regression statistics. The result revealed that low self-efficacy and external locus of control was reported among majority of the participants. 81% (243) of the participants indicated high levels procrastination while the rest reported moderate to low levels. There was a significant positive relationship between locus of control and procrastination and a significant negative relationship between self-efficacy and procrastination. The two independent variables as a block and separately were effective in predicting procrastination among students. On the basis of these findings, it was suggested that education stakeholders should take into consideration the need to introduce into university curriculum content factors that would further assist students to acquire high self-efficacy and competencies to become internally motivated to have internal locus of control in order to minimize or manage procrastination behaviour.

Anxiety, locus of control, and coping strategies among end-stage renal disease patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis.

End-stage kidney disease (ESKD) patients on maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) have a lot of anxiety. Anxiety and coping are associated with the locus of control; the present investigation aimed to study the state and trait anxiety, locus of control, and active and passive coping among patients on MHD. Thirty MHD patients and 30 controls were administered State–Trait Anxiety Inventory, Rotter's Locus of Control Scale, and Coping Responses Inventory. There were significantly higher scores on state and trait anxiety, respectively (67.53 ± 10.89 vs. 59.40 ± 6.97, P < 0.01, and 62.97 ± 8.45 vs. 58.07 ± 7.06, P < 0.05), and locus of control (11.27 ± 3.55 vs. 9.04 ± 1.86, P < 0.01) in patients as compared to controls. On coping responses, patients and controls differed on positive reappraisal (54.33 ± 4.67 vs. 51.17 ± 3.12, P < 0.01), seeking guidance and support (58.07 ± 5.51 vs. 53.27 ± 4.22, P < 0.01), problem solving (51.03 ± 4.70 vs. 47.57 ± 4.73, P < 0.01), cognitive avoidance (60.27 ± 6.76 vs. 56.80 ± 4.08, P < 0.05), acceptance or resignation (61.67 ± 6.30 vs. 58.83 ± 4.23, P < 0.01), emotional discharge (68.07 ± 6.78 vs. 64.30 ± 4.50, P < 0.05), approach coping (205.57 ± 10.55 vs. 189.70 ± 11.37, P < 0.01), and avoidance coping (255.30 ± 16.45 vs. 241.10 ± 10.50, P < 0.01). A higher prevalence of anxiety trait could be the cause of anxiety in MHD patients besides the medical problems. The locus of control among patients though a mixed one was significantly more toward externalism. Thus, there is a need to identify this group well in advance and prepared not only medically but also psychologically for MHD.