Locus of Control and the Prediction of Voting Behavior in College Students

1973 ◽  
Vol 89 (1) ◽  
pp. 123-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward B. Blanchard ◽  
M. Eugene Scarboro
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Voting Behavior

Locus of Control, Political Attitudes, and Voting Behavior in a College-Age Population

1972 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 529-530 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward B. Blanchard ◽  
M. Eugene Scarboro
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Voting Behavior ◽  
Political Attitudes ◽  
Political Activity ◽  
Older Students ◽  
College Age ◽  
Activity Factor ◽  
Previous Election ◽  
First Time

Rotter's (1966) I-E Scale and Mirels' (1970) Political Activity Factor derived from that scale were shown to have no significant value in predicting the voting behavior or political attitudes of 18- or 19-yr.-old college students voting for the first time or of older students who had been eligible to vote in a previous election Parental voting behavior and political attitudes were not significantly related to those behaviors and attitudes in students.

Understanding the Career Development of Underprepared College Students

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 452-469 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amber N. Hughes ◽  
Melinda M. Gibbons
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Career Development ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
Family Influence ◽  
Career Decision Making ◽  
Career Theory ◽  
Underprepared College Students

The purpose of this study was to examine the career development of underprepared college students using relational career theory. Specifically, the constructs of family influence, locus of control, and career decision-making self-efficacy were explored as they relate to perceived success in college. Significant correlations between external locus of control and family expectations, financial support, and values and beliefs were found indicating that greater family influence is related to external control. Additionally, higher levels of career decision-making self-efficacy were related to internal locus of control and informational support from family. These findings support previous research as well as theorized relational career theory connections.

Locus of Control and Chinese College Students

1977 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 299-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosina C. Lao ◽  
Chong-Jen Chuang ◽  
Kuo-Shu Yang
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Chinese College Students

Expanding and Adapting the Protean Career Management Scale for University Students (PCMS-U)

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ludmila F. Liberato Borges ◽  
Alexsandro L. De Andrade ◽  
Manoela Ziebell de Oliveira ◽  
Valeschka Martins Guerra
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Predictive Validity ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Career Guidance ◽  
Career Management ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Protean Career ◽  
Confirmatory Analysis ◽  
Adequate Evidence

AbstractMany changes in the socioeconomic scenario led to the emergence of different models of career guidance, among which the protean career stands out. This model works with the prospect of a career that is self-directed and aligned with personal values, with important propositions for both professionals and students entering the work market. In the Brazilian scenario, however, there is a lack of appropriate measures to evaluate protean aspects among college students without work experience. Thus, the present study aimed at adapting and validating the attitudes towards the Protean Career Scale to this population. The sample consisted of 902 students aging from 18 to 30 years old (M = 22.52; SD = 6.53) attending 34 different undergraduate courses. Exploratory and confirmatory analysis attested the two-dimensional nature of the scale structure. The reliability indexes were satisfactory: over .65. The correlation between the protean models and factors such as personality, values, and locus of control provided adequate evidence of the measure’s predictive validity (p < .05).

Interaction of Locus of Control, Skill vs Chance Instructions, and Task Difficulty

1977 ◽  
Vol 40 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1059-1069
Author(s):  
Jerry L. Hart ◽  
J. Wesley Libb
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Social Learning ◽  
Learning Theory ◽  
Social Learning Theory ◽  
Task Difficulty ◽  
First Response ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
To Receive ◽  
And Task

Previous studies on locus of control and instructions have been interpreted to support the position of either a social learning theory or an anxiety. 144 college students were separated into locus of control categories based on scores on Rotter's I-E Scale and randomly assigned to receive skill or chance instructions and one of three anagram tasks of varying levels of difficulty. Primary dependent variables were number of correct anagrams and latency to the first response. The ratio of typical shifts to the total number of shifts in expectancy of success served as a third dependent variable. A check on the credibility of the instructions was also performed. The results of the moderate task showed that internals given chance instructions responded faster and solved more anagrams correctly than when given skill instructions. When the credibility of instructions was taken into account, significant differences between the groups were found for only those who did not believe the instructions. Assessment of credibility of instructions provided valuable clarification since disbelief of instructions may account for the results found in earlier research as well.

scholarly journals Locus of Control or Self-Esteem; Which One is the Best Predictor of Academic Achievement in Iranian College Students

2016 ◽  
Vol In Press (InPress) ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyyed Nasrollah Hosseini ◽  
Mehdi Mirzaei Alavijeh ◽  
Behzad Karami Matin ◽  
Behrooz Hamzeh ◽  
Hossein Ashtarian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Self Esteem

Relationship between Jealous Feelings and Behaviors

1989 ◽  
Vol 69 (3-1) ◽  
pp. 765-766 ◽  
Author(s):  
Everton G. McIntosh ◽  
Sandra S. Tangri
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Internal Attribution ◽  
Internal Locus ◽  
Internal Locus Of Control ◽  
And Behaviors ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between jealous feelings and behaviors was investigated by giving 185 college students who were currently dating four measures. Analysis showed that high self-esteem, an internal locus of control, and the making of a dispositional (internal) attribution of the cause of jealousy were all significantly related to the use of direct coping (jealous) behaviors.

Effects of Birth order, Sex, and Family Size on Field Dependence and Locus of Control

1974 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 671-676 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul A. Roodin ◽  
Andrew Broughton ◽  
Glen M. Vaught
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Birth Order ◽  
Field Dependence ◽  
Family Size ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
Rod And Frame Test ◽  
Rod And Frame

The effects of birth order, sex, and family size were assessed on college students' performance on the rod-and-frame test and locus-of-control scale. No significant effects were obtained except for sex. These data were similar to other studies which failed to find any significant relationships between birth order and personality. The results were discussed in terms of current issues in the birth-order literature.

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