Locus of Control, Interpersonal Trust and Academic Achievement

1972 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 355-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
David J. Massari ◽  
Dianne C. Rosenblum
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Interpersonal Trust ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

The present study examined the relationship of locus of control, interpersonal trust and academic performance of 133 college students. Internality and trust were significantly negatively related to achievement for 43 women but unrelated for 90 men. In addition, internality was significantly positively related to trust and unrelated to intelligence for both sexes.

The Relationship of University Students' Sleep Habits and Academic Motivation

NASPA Journal ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kellah M. Edens
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Academic Motivation ◽  
College Health ◽  
Sleep Habits ◽  
Lack Of Sleep ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

College students are sleeping less during the week than reported a few years ago. Lack of sleep among college students has been identified as one of the top three healthrelated impediments to academic performance by the American College Health Association’s National College Health Assessment survey; and it is associated with lower grades, incompletion of courses, as well as negative moods. This research examines the underlying dynamics of lack of sleep on academic motivation, a key predictor of academic performance. Specifically, the relationship of sleep habits with self-efficacy, performance versus mastery goal orientation, persistence, and tendency to procrastinate were investigated. Findings indicate that 42% of the participants (159 students out of a total of 377) experience excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS); and those identified with EDS tend: (1) to be motivated by performance goals rather than mastery goals; (2) to engage in procrastination (a self-handicapping strategy) to a greater extent than students who are rested; and (3) to have decreased self-efficacy, as compared to students not reporting EDS. Several recommendations for campus health professionals to consider for a Healthy Campus Initiative are made based on the findings.

Relationship of Different Measures of Self-Esteem to Locus of Control

1979 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 160-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Camille Lloyd ◽  
Alice F. Chang ◽  
Barbara J. Powell
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Two Measures ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship of locus of control to two measures of self-esteem was investigated in 84 college students. The Berger and the Cooper-smith measures, which are methodologically different indices of self-esteem, were not consistently related to locus of control. It is suggested that these two scales may be measuring independent and unrelated aspects of self-esteem.

Parenting Styles and Academic Achievement in College Students

2003 ◽  
Vol 93 (3) ◽  
pp. 823-828 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anupama Joshi ◽  
Amy L. Otto ◽  
Jennifer C. Ferris ◽  
Pamela C. Regan
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Parenting Style ◽  
Parenting Styles ◽  
Ethnically Diverse ◽  
Diverse Group ◽  
Maternal Involvement ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between parenting styles and college academic achievement. An ethnically diverse group of college students reported their GPA and responded to the Parenting Style Index. Parenting style scores were unrelated to college GPA. Additional analyses of ethnic groups indicated differences in maternal involvement and strictness and relationship of these variables to GPA.

Relationships between Locus of Control and Instrumentality Theory Predictor of Academic Performance

1978 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 239-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nick C. Batlis
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
B Locus ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Individual Effort ◽  
Over Time

Relationships between locus of control and components of an equation of instrumentality theory for predicting academic performance were examined. It was demonstrated that: (a) locus of control significantly correlated only with the Expectancy component, such that internals tended to perceive a stronger relationship between individual effort and academic performance; (b) locus of control moderated the relationship of instrumentality predictor and performance, with significant prediction being achieved for internals but not externals; and, (c) internals evidenced somewhat less fluctuation in perceptions of Expectancy over time.

Locus of Control and its Relationship to Intelligence and Achievement

1980 ◽  
Vol 46 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1249-1250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald T. Brown
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Intelligence Test ◽  
Intelligence Test Scores ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

The present research examined further the relationship among measures of locus of control, intelligence, and academic achievement in adolescents. Intelligence test scores were significantly related to locus of control while no significant relationship existed between academic achievement and locus of control. The failure to find a significant relationship between academic achievement and locus of control in these adolescents raised questions about the previously claimed relationship of achievement and locus of control. That intelligence and locus of control were significantly related further supports the contention that locus of control is a function of intelligence rather than achievement.

Relationship of Locus of Control and Modernity to Certainty of Religious Beliefs

1980 ◽  
Vol 46 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1285-1286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia M. Sexton ◽  
Gary Leak ◽  
Frederick Toenies
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Religious Beliefs ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

The present study investigated the relationship of certainty of religious beliefs to measures of psychological modernity and I-E for 21 college students. It was found that two of four certainty of belief scales correlated as predicted with modernity, while unexpectedly I-E did not relate to certainty of belief.

Relationship of Locus of Control, Cognitive Style, Anxiety, and Academic Achievement of a Group of Malaysian Primary School Children

1985 ◽  
Vol 57 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1127-1134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maznah Ismail ◽  
Ng Wai Kong
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Cognitive Style ◽  
School Children ◽  
Intellectual Ability ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
General Intellectual Ability ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Using 375 primary school children, the study examined the relationship of locus of control, cognitive style, anxiety, and academic achievement while partialling out general intellectual ability. The results indicated that locus of control, cognitive style, and anxiety were correlated significantly with academic achievement. Regression analyses showed that even with the presence of general intellectual ability, locus of control was a significant predictor of academic achievement, followed by state-anxiety, cognitive style, and trait-anxiety.

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