Locus of control as a factor of resilience to stressful life events and a predictor of wellbeing

This study reports data regarding gymnastic injuries. Examined were the number, severity, and location of injuries, events associated with injury occurrence, relationship in time between occurrence and competition, and the perceptions of causes. In addition, this study investigated the relationships between the psychological factors of trait anxiety, locus of control, self-concept and stressful life events, and the occurrence of athletic injuries. The subjects were 41 elite female gymnasts and five national level coaches. There was a high rate of injury (83 %), primarily to the ankle region, with most injuries occurring during the floor exercise. The timing of injuries was related to the approach of competition. The data indicated that stressful life events were significantly related to both the number and severity of injuries. Significant relationships were not found between trait anxiety, locus of control, self-concept, and the injury measures.

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Locus of Control and Stressful Life Events

South African Journal of Psychology ◽

10.1177/008124638101100305 ◽

1981 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 116-117 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

G.A. Tyson

Keyword(s):

Locus Of Control ◽

Life Events ◽

Stressful Life Events ◽

Stressful Life ◽

Perceived Locus Of Control

Crandall and Lehman (1977) suggest that an accummulation of life stresses causes a person to change his/her perceived locus of control. The present study argues that the converse is more likely, i.e., locus of control influences one's perception of life events. The SRRS and l-E scales were administered to 191 subjects. Locus of control did not correlate with normally computed SRRS scores, but it did correlate with SRRS scores when these were based on the subjects' own rating of degree of stressfulness. These results appear to support the hypothesis.

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Psychosocial Predictors of Psychopathology in Epilepsy

The British Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.1192/bjp.156.1.98 ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 156 (1) ◽

pp. 98-105 ◽

Cited By ~ 79

Author(s):

Bruce P. Hermann ◽

Steven Whitman ◽

Allen R. Wyler ◽

Michael T. Anton ◽

Roger Vanderzwagg

Keyword(s):

Locus Of Control ◽

Multiple Regression ◽

Life Events ◽

Stressful Life Events ◽

Financial Stress ◽

Stressful Life ◽

Psychosocial Predictors ◽

Perceived Stigma ◽

External Locus ◽

The Past

The 30-item version of the GHQ was administered to 102 adults with epilepsy, and four sets of variables (neurological, psychosocial, medication, demographic) were used to predict psychiatric distress. Psychopathology was found to be associated with increased perceived stigma, elevated number of stressful life events during the past year, poor adjustment to epilepsy, financial stress, vocational problems, external locus of control, and an earlier onset of epilepsy. Multiple regression procedures reduced this list to three independent predictors of psychopathology: an increased number of stressful life events in the past year, poor adjustment to epilepsy, and financial stress.

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