Self-Concept and Locus of Control in Primary-Grade Children Identified as Requiring Special Educational Programing

1977 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Tolor ◽  
Belle Tolor ◽  
Shirley S. Blumin
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
The Self ◽  
Primary Grade ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
External Control ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Matched Group

A group of 28 children from kindergarten through Grade 4, presenting a variety of learning-related problems, were compared with a matched group of 28 control children on the Revised Self-appraisal Inventory and on the Preschool and Primary Internal-External Control Scale. It was hypothesized that the problem children relative to the controls would exhibit less positive self-concepts and have a more external generalized expectancy for control of reinforcement. The expectation was supported for the self-concept measure but not for the measure of locus of control. It was concluded that the Self-appraisal Inventory is a useful measure for assessing self-concepts of children who are being considered for placement in special educational programs and might be helpful in evaluation of these programs.

Self-Esteem and Locus of Control of Women Who Report Sexual Abuse during Childhood

1993 ◽  
Vol 72 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1294-1294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary E. Silliman
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Childhood Sexual Abuse ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Adult Women ◽  
External Locus ◽  
Control Scale

To study the self-esteem and locus of control of adult women who reported childhood sexual abuse experiences, 66 undergraduate students in psychology completed the Tennessee Self-concept Scale, Rotter's Internal-External Locus of Control Scale, and a research questionnaire. Contrary to expectation, mean scores of 33 women who reported abuse were not significantly different from those of 33 control women who reported no such experience.

scholarly journals Locus of control, academic self-concept, and academic dishonesty among high ability college students

2014 ◽  
pp. 88-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Rinn ◽  
Janette Boazman ◽  
Ann Jackson ◽  
Brenda Barrio
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
College Students ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Academic Dishonesty ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
High Ability ◽  
Southwestern United States ◽  
External Locus ◽  
Control Scale

The purposes of the current study were to evaluate a measure of academic dishonesty and examine high ability college students’ loci of control and its effect on behaviors of academic dishonesty, as moderated by academic self-concept. A total of 357 high ability college students enrolled at two universities in the southwestern United States took part in this study. Variables and the moderation of academic self-concept were examined for the aggregate group (n = 357) and for the disaggregate honors and non-honors groups. Students completed the Rotter Internal-External Locus of Control Scale (Rotter, 1966), the Self-Description Questionnaire III (Marsh, 1989), and a scale to measure academic dishonesty based on the work of Geddes (2011). A 17-item measure of academic dishonesty was developed. Results indicate locus of control does not significantly predict academic dishonesty for the non-honors group, but several relationships were found among variables for the aggregate group and for the honors and non-honors groups.

Internal vs External Control and Magnitude of Aggression toward Self and Others

1971 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 403-411 ◽  
Author(s):  
George H. Davis ◽  
David R. Mettee
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
The Self ◽  
External Control ◽  
Outcome Information ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Perceived Locus Of Control

Ss measuring high or low on the Rotter (1966) I-E Scale were given or denied information about outcome and then asked to aggress against themselves or another unknown S. It was reasoned that the Self for internals and Others for externals (i.e., the perceived locus of control) would be regarded as appropriate aggression targets. Results indicated that internals treated themselves much as externals treated Others (appropriate targets). When the target was inappropriate, internals and externals again reacted similarly but in a very different manner from their reactions to appropriate targets. If success or failure information was provided, aggression against appropriate targets was low and apparently inhibited since these Ss reported high levels of anger following the opportunity to aggress. In the absence of outcome information, appropriate targets received high levels of aggression which apparently drained off some hostility since these Ss reported low levels of anger following aggression. In the case of inappropriate targets, both manifest aggression and reported anger fell between the above extremes irrespective of the information provided Ss.

scholarly journals An Examination of Meaning in Life, Satisfaction with Life, Self-Concept and Locus of Control among Teachers

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
İbrahim Taş ◽  
Murat İskender
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Meaning In Life ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Several Variables ◽  
Life Scale

The aim of this study is to examine meaning in life, satisfaction with life, self-concept and locus of control among teachers by several variables. The research group was composed of 363 teachers (114 [40%] women, 219 [60%] men) working in several districts of İstanbul. The data were collected with Meaning in Life Scale (MLS), Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), Social Comparison Scale (SCS), and Rotter’s Locus of Control Scale (RLCS). Pearson’s Correlation Analysis, Independent Samples T-Test and Mann Whitney-U and Kruskal-Wallis H test were utilized. A positive relationship was found between experienced meaning in life and satisfaction with life and self-concept while a negative relationship was found between experienced meaning in life and locus of control. Expected meaning in life, satisfaction with life and locus of control were found to differ by gender. It was also determined that expected meaning in life and self-concept differed by marital status.

Predictors of Academic Self-Concept of Older Adults

1989 ◽  
Vol 65 (3) ◽  
pp. 771-774 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Drummond ◽  
Betty Gilkison
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Stepwise Regression ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Older Learners ◽  
Gregorc Style Delineator ◽  
Enrollment Status

This study examined the predictors of the academic self-concept of 130 older adults (50 to 68 yr.). The Levenson Multidimensional Locus of Control Scale, the Gregorc Style Delineator, and the Drummond Academic Self-concept Scale and a demographic data sheet were completed by the adults. In stepwise regression, age and enrollment status plus learning style variables accounted for 11.5% and 4.5% of the variance, and the three locus of control scales for 33.1%. How older learners tend to feel about themselves and their world influences their perception of their academic environment more than their preferred modality of learning.

Measuring Locus of Control in a Hospital Setting

1985 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 525-526 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ciporah S. Tadmor ◽  
John E. Hofman
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Hospital Setting ◽  
External Control ◽  
Hospital Personnel ◽  
Control Test ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Perceived Locus Of Control ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Further Development

A 6-item health locus-of-control scale was freely adapted from the well known Rotter scale of perceived locus of control to differentiate between individuals who believe that even in a hospital setting they exercise some control over decisions affecting their health and those who look for medical caregivers, doctors, nurses, and technicians to assume external control. Test-retest reliability of the measure developed was 0.81, as obtained from 26 hospital personnel. It was hypothesized that individuals higher in hospital status would be more internally oriented on the measure, i.e., physicians and nurses, than individuals lower in status, such as patients. Confirmation of the hypothesis lent construct validity to the measure and opened the way for its use and further development.

Locus of Control and the Control of Diabetes

1987 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqueline Edelstein ◽  
Margaret W. Linn
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Fasting Blood Glucose ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
Diabetic Patients ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Control Of Diabetes ◽  
Hemoglobin A1 ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
Scale Control ◽  
Controlling Behaviors

Study participants were 120 diabetic men on insulin who completed Rotter's Locus of Control Scale. Control of diabetes was measured with a score derived from five-point weighted scales for hemoglobin A1, fasting blood glucose, triglyceride, and cholesterol. Baseline and six-month locus of control scores were correlated with metabolic control at six and 12 months. Results showed that an internal locus was associated with poorer control of the disease at six and 12 months, with correlations stronger at six months than at 12 months, when control was slightly worse. It may be that externally controlled individuals are more receptive to medical instructions and comply more readily than internal pa tients who take charge of their lives through self-controlling behaviors. A more thorough understanding of internally oriented diabetic patients is necessary to design educational programs that would guide these self-regulated persons toward better control of their illness.

Increase in External Control Belief in the Italian Population

1987 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovanna Nigro
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Perceived Control ◽  
External Control ◽  
Control Belief ◽  
Italian Population ◽  
Italian Version ◽  
External Locus ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Over Time

Several studies were conducted during the period 1978–1983 to ascertain whether there has been, in recent years, change among Italian undergraduates in perceived control. Six samples of Italian undergraduates completed the Italian version of the Rotter locus of control scale. In 1983 I-E scores, for men as well as for women, were significantly higher than those obtained in 1978. Over time there has been a moderate but gradual shift within the population toward a more external locus of control. Moderate but significant sex differences were found for each sample. Findings suggested that the increase in external control is influenced by realistic considerations. Further implications of the finding were discussed.

scholarly journals THE TRANSFORMATIONS OF LIFE-SENSE ORIENTATIONS AS THE PART OF THE PERSONAL COMPONENT OF INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCE OF PHILOLOGY AND PSYCHOLOGY FACULTY STUDENTS

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Personal Experience ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Individual Experience ◽  
The World ◽  
National University

The article describes a research that aimed at deepening the understanding the personal experience organization. Individual experience is viewed from the standpoint of O. Laktionov's model, and it`s personal component is considered in detail. One of the parts of this component is the life-sense orientations, and the article analyzes the transformations of this phenomenon that took place from 2010 to 2017. The personal component of individual experience contains three aspects: the oneself interpretation, the others interpretation, and the world interpretation. The aspect of oneself interpreting as value contains self-esteem, self-regulation, and the self-concept; the aspect of others interpreting as compatible with the subject of experience - the self-concept and values; aspect of the world interpretation - the values ​​and life-sense orientations. The emphasis on the life-sense orientations within this article was made in view of the desire to find the most universal transformations of personal experience. In the course of the empirical study, a comparative analysis of the subjects studied by the life-sense orientations (the test of life-orientation of D. Leontiev) in 2010 and 2017 using the U-Mann-Whitney test. To maximize the consideration of factors that could potentially affect the characteristics of the personal experience organization, the analysis was conducted separately on a sample of students-psychologists and students-philologists. The total number of persons who participated in the study was 121 students of V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University (Kharkiv) and Donbass State Pedagogical University (Slovyansk). Socio-political change was recognized as one of the key determinants of the transformations under study. It was found that across the whole sample, compared to 2010, the level of expressiveness of meaningful life indicators, such as goal orientation, locus of control "I", locus of control of life, and overall meaningfulness of life, significantly decreased; at the same time, the level of result orientation was significantly increased. Psychological students are characterized by a significant decrease in goal orientation, locus of self control, locus of life control, and overall meaningfulness of life; as well as an increase in result orientation. Philological students are characterized by a significant decrease in the locus of control of life and the overall meaning of life.

PREVENTING PTSD: THE VALUE OF INNER RESOURCEFULNESS AND A SENSE OF PERSONAL CONTROL OF A SITUATION. IS IT A MATTER OF PROBLEM-SOLVING OR ANXIETY MANAGEMENT?

2003 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 463-466 ◽  
Author(s):  
Graham J. Ness ◽  
Norman Macaskill
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Personal Control ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Common Pattern ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Case Series Study ◽  
Life Threatening

The accounts of five subjects who survived life threatening experiences without the development of PTSD were examined, focusing on the coping strategies and cognitions described in these situations. The study aimed to determine whether there was a common pattern of response amongst subjects in these situations similar to the cognitive patterns described by the senior author of the previous case study (Ness & Macaskill, 2000) who survived a near drowning experience without the development of PTSD. In the search for common coping strategies all five respondents in the study completed the Locus of Control Scale (Rotter, 1966) and the Self-Control Schedule (Fisher & Reason, 1988). All five respondents demonstrated the use of problem solving as their main cognitive strategy, utilizing specific information from their previous experience relevant to their life-threatening situation. Respondents did not appear to rely on coping strategies aimed at the management of acute anxiety symptomatology. There was no common pattern among respondents in profiles on the Self-Control Schedule or the Locus of Control Scale. The possible implications of this case series study are discussed in relation to opportunities for the prevention of PTSD, the use of debriefing and the treatment of post-traumatic stress.

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