Empathy, Locus of Control and Anxiety in College Students

1977 ◽  
Vol 40 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1236-1238 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. A. Deardorff ◽  
Philip C. Kendall ◽  
A. J. Finch ◽  
A. M. Sitarz
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
State Trait Anxiety Inventory ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Empathy Scale

To investigate the correlations between empathy, locus of control, and anxiety 59 college students were administered Hogan's (6) empathy scale, Spielberger's (12) State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and Rotter's (10) locus of control scale. Empathy correlated significantly with both state (—.36) and trait (—.36) anxiety while locus of control correlated with trait anxiety only (.36). There was no significant correlation between empathy and locus of control. Correlations were discussed with respect to previous research and theoretical implications.

Locus of Control and Anxiety in Children from Intact and Maritally Disrupted Families

1989 ◽  
Vol 65 (3) ◽  
pp. 855-860 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. St-Yves ◽  
S. Dompierre ◽  
M. H. Freeston ◽  
C. Jacques ◽  
M. Malo
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
Marital Disruption ◽  
External Control ◽  
Anxiety State ◽  
State Trait Anxiety Inventory ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Intact Families ◽  
State And Trait Anxiety ◽  
Pearson Correlations

This study investigated the associations of Locus of Control (Children Nowicki-Strickland Internal-External Control Scale) with state and trait anxiety (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children) in 302 children aged 9 to 12 yr. No significant differences were found between the groups. No significant correlations were found between the anxiety measures and externality for the 31 children from maritally disrupted families, but significant positive Pearson correlations were found for the 271 children of intact families. The results are discussed in terms of the possibility of under-reporting of marital disruption by children.

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.

Self-Statements, Locus of Control, and Depression in Predicting Self-Esteem

1995 ◽  
Vol 76 (3) ◽  
pp. 1007-1010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vincent D. Philpot ◽  
W. Bruce Holliman ◽  
Stephen Madonna
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Beck Depression Inventory ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
External Locus ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Adult Form ◽  
Automatic Thought ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
The Relationship

The contributions of frequency of positive and negative self-statements and their ratio, locus of control, and depression in prediction of self-esteem were examined. Volunteers were 145 college students (100 women and 45 men) who were administered the Coopersmith Self-esteem Inventory-Adult Form, Automatic Thought Questionnaire—Revised, the Beck Depression Inventory, and the Rotter Internal-External Locus of Control Scale. Intercorrelations suggested significant relationships among variables. The magnitude of the relationship was strongest between the frequency of negative self-statements and self-esteem. These results are consistent with and lend further support to prior studies of Kendall, et al. and Schwartz and Michaelson.

Future Outlook and Psychopathology among Psychiatric Patients

1977 ◽  
Vol 41 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1309-1310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald G. Evans ◽  
W. David Dinning
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Beck Depression Inventory ◽  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
Psychiatric Patients ◽  
State Trait Anxiety Inventory ◽  
External Locus ◽  
Future Outlook ◽  
The Future ◽  
State And Trait Anxiety ◽  
External Locus Of Control

The Future Outlook Inventory, Rotter I-E Scale, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Beck Depression Inventory, Whitaker Index of Schizophrenic Thinking, and MMPI were administered to 109 hospitalized psychiatric patients. Lowered future outlook was associated with external locus of control, increased levels of depression, state and trait anxiety, and disordered thinking and with increased elevations on 9 of 13 MMPI scales. Future outlook scores were not related to sex, age, education, or number of admissions.

Irrationality and Multidimensional Locus of Control

1979 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 1001-1002 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Morelli ◽  
Ruth Morelli
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Common Belief ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Female College ◽  
The Common

Correlations between irrationality as measured by the Common Belief Survey, and locus of control, as measured by Levenson's locus of control scale, were small though significant among 49 male and 89 female college students. The Common Belief Survey was also correlated with sex. The need for further validation of the Common Belief Survey was discussed.

Relation of Combined Measures of Locus of Control and Psychological Differentiation to Personality Adjustment

1978 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 547-552
Author(s):  
Donald S. Meck ◽  
Anthony Bourgeois ◽  
Arnold Le Unes
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
The State ◽  
State Trait Anxiety Inventory ◽  
Psychological Differentiation ◽  
Psychological Screening ◽  
Personality Adjustment ◽  
Methodological Problems

Previous research has supported the efficacy of combining the constructs of locus of control and psychological differentiation. The present study related this combination to personality adjustment as measured by Lanyon's Psychological Screening Inventory and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Analyses ( n = 113) did not support the hypothesized relationship between congruence-incongruence of locus of control and psychological differentiation and personality adjustment. A discussion of methodological problems inherent in this area of research was presented.

Locus of Control, Sex, and Attitudes toward Suicide

1998 ◽  
Vol 83 (1) ◽  
pp. 353-354 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul A. Nelson ◽  
Sangeeta Singg
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Attitudes Toward Suicide

A sample of 191 college students were administered the Suicide Opinion Questionnaire and the Rotter Locus of Control Scale. Significant differences in endorsement were obtained on 2 of the 8 Suicide Opinion Questionnaire scales with respect to sex and locus of control.

Descriptive Statistics, Reliability and Validity of a Short Form of Rotter's Locus of Control Scale Given to Iranian College Students

1987 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 229-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reza Shapurian ◽  
Mohammadreza Hojat
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Iranian Students ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

A short form of Rotter's locus of control scale was administered to two samples of Iranian students. Sample I comprised 305 students in Iranian universities and Sample II consisted of 232 Iranian college students in the USA. Descriptive statistics for each sample are reported. Test-retest reliability over 3 wk. was .84, and the alpha estimates were .82 for both samples. Scores were correlated in expected directions with measures of depression, neuroticism, anxiety, self-esteem, and loneliness.

Self-Statements, Self-Esteem, and Locus of Control in Discriminating College Students' Scores on the Beck Depression Inventory

1996 ◽  
Vol 78 (2) ◽  
pp. 531-534 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Madonna ◽  
Vincent D. Philpot
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Discriminant Analysis ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Beck Depression Inventory ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Automatic Thoughts ◽  
Stepwise Discriminant Analysis ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Classification Analysis

To study the use of the ratio of positive to negative self-statements, locus of control, and self-esteem in discriminating between scores on the Beck Depression Inventory 145 undergraduate college students were administered the Beck Depression Inventory, Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire-Revised, Coopersmith Self-esteem Inventory-Adult Form, and the Rotter Locus of Control scale in their classrooms. A stepwise discriminant analysis indicated that five variables combined to yield a statistically significant discrimination among low, middle, and high scores on the Beck Depression Inventory. The classification analysis indicated that 77.1% ( n = 111) of the undergraduate students were correctly classified; 93.2% (82 of 88) were correctly classified as low scorers and 73.3% (18 of 46) were correctly classified as high scorers.

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