Locus of control and control perceptions and the relationship between life stress and psychological disorder

1983 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 705-722 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dean W. Nelson ◽  
Lawrence H. Cohen
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Life Stress ◽  
Psychological Disorder ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Control Perceptions

scholarly journals The Relationships Among Locus Of Control, Perceptions Of Stress And Performance

2011 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard A. Bernardi
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Grade Point Averages ◽  
Accounting Firms ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Big Six ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Newly Hired ◽  
Control Perceptions

<span>This study examines the relationship among locus of control (Rotter, 1966) perceived stress, and performance of 206 newly-hired juniors (106 males and 100 females) from two Big-Six accounting firms. The data indicate that the more internal the individuals locus of control, the more that individual perceived stress as leading to higher achievements. Positive perceptions of stress were also related to higher grade point averages.</span>

REPRESSION-SENSITIZATION AND MULTIDIMENSIONAL LOCUS OF CONTROL

1989 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 175-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anton de Man ◽  
Lucie Lemay Ratti
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Relationship

Thirty-five men and 35 women participated in a study of the relationships among repression-sensitization and Levenson's three dimensions of perceived contingency (internal, powerful others, and chance). Results indicate moderate associations between sensitization and the two external orientations, but for men only. Male sensitizers tend to believe in chance control and control by powerful others. The relationship between sensitization and belief in powerful others appears to depend on the presence of a belief in chance control.

scholarly journals Sense of Coherence, Locus of Control and Depression Symptoms in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sylwia Jankowicz ◽  
Małgorzata M. Puchalska-Wasyl ◽  
Małgorzata Łysiak
Keyword(s):  
Type 1 Diabetes ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Sense Of Coherence ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Clinical Group ◽  
Symptoms Of Depression ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Relationship

For patients with type 1 diabetes, sense of coherence (SOC), locus of control (LOC) and depression symptoms seem to be important variables in the context of compliance with a treatment regimen. The aim of this article is to describe the functioning of adolescents with type 1 diabetes—to define the common features and differentiating characteristics of the clinical group in comparison with the control group in terms of SOC, LOC and symptoms of depression. The other aim is to check whether LOC mediates the relationship between SOC and depression symptoms in the diabetics group. The study involved 100 adolescents aged 13–17. The clinical group contained adolescents with type 1 diabetes while the control group featured adolescents without diabetes. Antonovsky’s Sense of Coherence Scale (SOC-29), the Locus of Control Questionnaire (LOCQ) by Krasowicz and Kurzyp-Wojnarska and the Children’s Depression Inventory (CDI) by Kovacs were used. The groups did not differ in their SOC level but varied in the level of depression symptoms and LOC. The clinical and control groups had undetermined and external LOC, respectively. Diabetics also had a lower level of depression symptoms. SOC correlated positively with LOC and negatively with depression symptoms. Additionally, within the clinical group, LOC mediated the relationship between SOC and symptoms of depression. Determining the level of key health variables in type 1 diabetics is important in educating them how to manage their disease. With regard to adolescents without diabetes, the results confirm the need to intensify activities aimed at monitoring their mental state.

scholarly journals RADICAL BELIEFS ABOUT THE CAUSES, MANIFESTATIONS AND CONSEQUENCES OF CORONAVIRUS: THE PSYCHOLOGICAL CONTENT AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH BEHAVIOUR

2020 ◽  
pp. 62-82
Author(s):  
Elena I. Rasskazova ◽  
Vadim A. Emelin ◽  
Aleхandеr Sh. Tkhostov
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Magical Thinking ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Magical Ideation ◽  
Protective Behaviour ◽  
Frequent Monitoring ◽  
Coronavirus Infection ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Relationship

Relevance. The spread of coronavirus infection is accompanied by the dissemination of information messages in the form of radical beliefs affecting people’s behaviour. The aim of the study was to reveal the relationship between beliefs about coronavirus and its treatment, magical thinking, anxiety and the protective behaviour against to the pandemic. Methods. 402 adults aged 18–64 years old filled checklist including beliefs about causes, manifestations, consequences and control of the pandemic, Illness and Treatment Locus of Control Scale, Treatment Self-Efficacy Scale, Magical Ideation Scale as well as scales measuring anxiety and protective behaviour in pandemic and monitoring of information about coronavirus. Results. Factor analysis revealed three groups of radical beliefs about coronavirus: negligence as the cause of the occurrence and spread of coronavirus, a particular meaning of morbidity and negative consequences of the pandemic. Conclusion. Belief in the negligence as a cause of coronavirus was more typical for people with an intrinsic locus of causes of the causes of illness but extrinsic locus of control of treatment and for those who were prone to protective behaviour in the pandemic. Belief about the particular meaning of coronavirus was associated with the magical thinking, the intrinsic locus of control of the causes of illness, less anxiety about infection and poorer compliance with self-isolation. Radical beliefs about the consequences of the pandemic were related to more frequent monitoring of the information about the pandemic, extrinsic locus of control of treatment but intrinsic locus of control of causes of illness and a pronounced anxiety regarding future negative consequences of the pandemic.

Life-Stress, Locus of Control, and Treatment-Seeking

1975 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 589-590 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen B. Manuck ◽  
James J. Hinrichsen ◽  
Elizabeth O. Ross
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Life Stress ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Stress Conditions ◽  
Treatment Seeking ◽  
Life Change ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
The Relationship

In a study of the relationship between life-stress, Locus of Control and illness-related treatment-seeking behavior, 129 undergraduates were divided into Internals and Externals by Rotter's Locus of Control questionnaire and into groups of high and low life-stress Ss by Jacobs' Life Change Inventory (Category A). 98 Ss were available for follow-up after a 6-mo. period of risk. It was found that highly stressed Ss were more likely to seek treatment for physical complaints during risk than were low-stressed Ss. Low-stressed Externals were more likely to seek treatment than low-stressed Internals, but there was no significant difference between Internals and Externals under high-stress conditions.

From Container to Claustrum: Projective Identification in Couples

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamara Feldman
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Health ◽  
Projective Identification ◽  
The Self ◽  
The Other ◽  
Intimate Partners ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
As If

This paper is a contribution to the growing literature on the role of projective identification in understanding couples' dynamics. Projective identification as a defence is well suited to couples, as intimate partners provide an ideal location to deposit unwanted parts of the self. This paper illustrates how projective identification functions differently depending on the psychological health of the couple. It elucidates how healthier couples use projective identification more as a form of communication, whereas disturbed couples are inclined to employ it to invade and control the other, as captured by Meltzer's concept of "intrusive identification". These different uses of projective identification affect couples' capacities to provide what Bion called "containment". In disturbed couples, partners serve as what Meltzer termed "claustrums" whereby projections are not contained, but imprisoned or entombed in the other. Applying the concept of claustrum helps illuminate common feelings these couples express, such as feeling suffocated, stifled, trapped, held hostage, or feeling as if the relationship is killing them. Finally, this paper presents treatment challenges in working with more disturbed couples.

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