Suicidal and Depressive Feelings among College Students

1973 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 175-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. C. Murray
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
University Students ◽  
Test Anxiety ◽  
Social Desirability ◽  
Suicidal Behavior ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Suicidal Thoughts ◽  
Depressive Feelings

A questionnaire concerning their suicidal and depressive thoughts was administered to a sample of university students Over 40% had thought of killing themselves and less than 10% denied at least having felt deeply discouraged and unhappy. Religion was related to the presence of suicidal thoughts, and sex to reported frequency of such thoughts. Students were most likely to tell a friend of such thoughts, and, at a significant level, the friend was of the same sex as the respondent. Scores on locus of control, social desirability, and test anxiety measures were unrelated to suicidal and depressive thoughts. Results are compared with findings from other studies. The utility of reported depressive and suicidal thoughts as predictors of suicidal behavior is questioned.

Alcohol Consumption and Looking for Alternatives to Drinking in College Students

1989 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin J. Corcoran ◽  
Michelle D. Carney
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Social Learning Theory ◽  
Heavy Drinking ◽  
External Control ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Alternative Behaviors ◽  
Psychotherapy Clients ◽  
The Relationship

Rotter (1978) has suggested that, within social learning theory, a generalized expectancy related to internal versus external control of reinforcement (“locus of control”) is that of “looking for alternatives.” Rotter suggests that psychotherapy clients may be taught to look for alternatives to their problematic behavior. Within this framework college students were surveyed to examine the relationship between alcohol consumption and expectancy of finding satisfying alternative behaviors to drinking. After assessing the frequency and quantity of alcohol consumption, subjects were presented with a description of a situation in which a same sex friend asked them to go out for a “couple of drinks.” They were then asked to rate on a scale of 1 to 100 how likely it was that there were satisfying alternatives to following the friend’s suggestion. Results supported the hypothesis that heavier drinkers had a significantly lower expectancy that satisfactory alternatives to drinking were available. Results are discussed in terms of research and intervention with heavy-drinking college students.

scholarly journals Research on General Self-Efficacy and Test Anxiety of Normal University Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian Tang ◽  
Qingmin Sun
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
University Students ◽  
Test Anxiety ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Significant Negative Correlation ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Normal University ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
General Self Efficacy

<p><em>The general self-efficacy scale and test anxiety scale are utilized for the questionnaire survey among 188 normal university students. The relationship between their general self-efficacy and test anxiety, the difference of general self-efficacy in gender and major, and difference of test anxiety in gender and major are discussed. The results indicate that there is a significant negative correlation between general self-efficacy and test anxiety of normal college students; there is a significant difference in gender and major for general self-efficacy; there is no significant difference in gender but in major for test anxiety.</em></p>

Disgust Sensitivity Accounts for Some But Not All Gender Differences in Death Attitudes

2015 ◽  
Vol 75 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan F. Bassett
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
University Students ◽  
Social Desirability ◽  
Premature Death ◽  
Fear Of Death ◽  
Disgust Sensitivity ◽  
Death Attitudes

The present study investigated whether gender differences in death attitudes could be attributable to social desirability, locus of control, and disgust sensitivity. A total of 238 university students completed the Multidimensional Fear of Death Scale and the Revised Death Attitude Profile in addition to measures of social desirability, locus of control, and disgust sensitivity. Women scored higher than men on many of the fear dimensions and also on approach and escape acceptance. There were no gender differences on locus of control or social desirability, but women reported more disgust sensitivity than did men. Locus of control was unrelated to any death attitudes. Social desirability was associated only with less reported fear of premature death. Disgust sensitivity was associated with all death attitudes except neutral acceptance. Some but not all of the gender differences in death attitudes were no longer significant when controlling for disgust sensitivity.

Some Correlation Coefficients: Relationships among I-E Scores and other Personality Variables

1968 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 983-984 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dolores Gold
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
University Students ◽  
Test Anxiety ◽  
Social Desirability ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Achievement Test ◽  
First Year ◽  
Personality Variables ◽  
Academic Aptitude ◽  
First Year University

An examination of the relationships between I-E scores and need for achievement, test anxiety, social desirability, academic aptitude, and academic success, was made using samples of first year university students. The coefficients for all correlations were insignificant except for those involving social desirability and intelligence.

Relationship between Locus of Control and Extraversion-Introversion in Predicting Academic Behavior

1981 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 799-806 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larry W. Morris ◽  
Randy L. Carden
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Test Anxiety ◽  
Interactive Effects ◽  
Academic Behavior ◽  
External Locus ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Eysenck Personality Inventory ◽  
Test Taking ◽  
External Locus Of Control

To investigate the interactive effects of internal-external locus of control and extraversion-introversion on test-taking behavior 58 college students were assigned to four groups according to Rotter's locus of control scale and the Eysenck Personality Inventory extraversion scale. External locus of control was positively related to Neuroticism and unrelated to Extraversion, as predicted. Immediately before a course examination, worry, emotionality, and three expectancy variables were assessed, and the time spent taking the examination (test impulsiveness) was recorded. As hypothesized, internals performed better (though they were no less anxious or impulsive) than externals, and extraverts were more impulsive (though they did not perform less well) than introverts. As predicted, external extraverts tended to perform worse than other students. Neuroticism was the only significant predictor of worry and emotionality (test anxiety).

Locus of Control, Test Anxiety, Academic Procrastination, and Achievement among College Students

2004 ◽  
Vol 95 (2) ◽  
pp. 581-582 ◽  
Author(s):  
Randy Carden ◽  
Courtney Bryant ◽  
Rebekah Moss
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Test Anxiety ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Academic Procrastination ◽  
Control Test ◽  
External Locus ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Anxiety Test ◽  
Median Split

114 undergraduates completed the Internal–External Locus of Control scale, the Procrastination Scale, and the Achievement Anxiety Test. They also provided a self-report of their cumulative GPA. Students were divided into two groups by a median-split of 10.5, yielding an internally oriented group of 57 and an externally oriented group of 57. The former students showed significantly lower academic procrastination, debilitating test anxiety, and reported higher academic achievement than the latter.

Locus of Control and Self-Reported Depression among College Students

1969 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 149-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen I. Abramowitz
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Social Desirability ◽  
External Control ◽  
University Undergraduates

The Internal-External Control, Guilford Depression, and Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scales were administered to 69 university undergraduates to test the hypothesis that depression is associated with belief in external control. The results supported the hypothesis. Implications of the results for notions which link I-E to maladjustment in a U-shaped fashion and for some psychodynamic notions regarding correlates of depression were discussed.

Construct Validity for a Measure of Generalized Expectancy of Task Success

1981 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 963-972 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephan J. Motowidlo
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
University Students ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Social Desirability ◽  
Self Perceptions ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Task Success ◽  
University Course ◽  
And Task

This report presents results of correlational analyses bearing on the construct validity of the Estimate of Self-Competence (ESC) scale which was designed to measure generalized expectancy of task success. Three groups of university students completed the ESC and a variety of other measures. People with high ESC scores report stronger expectations of performing well in a university course if they apply effort, are more internal in their locus of control, and score higher on measures of self-assurance and self-confidence. They have self-perceptions similar to those of people with high levels of ability even though they may not possess more ability than people with low ESC scores. Although they tend to score somewhat higher on a measure of social desirability, it does not account for these findings. In addition, the ESC is correlated with other scales that seem to measure facets of drive and task-related motivation. Taken together, these results provide evidence for the validity of the ESC as a measure of generalized expectancy of task success.

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