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.

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.

Internal-External Scores and Success on an ESP Task

1972 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arline L. Bronzaft
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
External Locus ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
External Locus Of Control ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Better Than

In an investigation of the relationship between Internal-External locus of control and success on an ESP task, 96 college students were given a shortened version of Rotter's I-E Control Scale and a task designed to measure ESP ability. As hypothesized, externals did better than internals on the ESP task.

LOCUS OF CONTROL, MENTAL ABILITY, SELF-ESTEEM AND ALIENATION

1987 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 233-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anton de Man ◽  
Thierry Devisse
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Mental Ability ◽  
External Locus ◽  
External Locus Of Control ◽  
The Relationship

Fifty undergraduate students took part in an investigation of the relationship among locus of control, mental ability, self-esteem, and alienation. The results suggested that alienation is related to external locus of control and low self-esteem. No significant association was found for mental ability and alienation. The relationships among locus of control, mental ability, self-esteem, and the alienation subcomponents of powerlessness, normlessness, and social isolation were explored.

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.

Personal Beliefs, Information Availability, and Judgments of Academic Success

1979 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 483-488 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas L. Morrison ◽  
Randall L. Morrison
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Personal Beliefs ◽  
Social Desirability Scale ◽  
External Locus ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Information Availability ◽  
Need For Approval ◽  
Grade Average

To assess the effects of personal beliefs and information availability on judgments of academic success, 86 college students either predicted before an examination or estimated after the examination the grade they would receive. Consistent with hypotheses, students with high self-esteem and high school self-esteem on the Coopersmith Self-esteem Inventory predicted higher grades compared to their prior grade average in the course than did students with low self-esteem. There were no differences for estimates. Contrary to hypothesis, the same results were obtained for students with high need for approval on the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale. Also contrary to hypothesis, students with external locus of control on the Rotter Locus of Control Scale were more accurate than internals in estimating their grades.

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.

Effects of Gender, Age, Locus of Control, and Self-Esteem on Estimates of College Grades

1980 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 831-837 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marilyn A. Borges ◽  
Anne Roth ◽  
George T. Nichols ◽  
Barbara S. Nichols
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Social Desirability ◽  
Internal Control ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Social Desirability Scale ◽  
External Locus ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Course Grades ◽  
College Grades

Test scores of four age-groups (<19, 20—24, 25—34, 35+ yr.) of students ( N = 169) on the Rotter I-E Locus of Control Scale, Coopersmith Self-esteem Inventory, and Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale were correlated with the students' accuracy in estimating their final course grades. Analysis showed that a combination of either high school self-esteem and internal control (females, 35+ yr. of age) or low school self-esteem and an external locus of control (18- and 19-yr.-old males) were associated with similar unrealistic estimates of classroom grades.

Locus of control, moral disengagement in sport, and rule transgression of athletes

2014 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ju-Je Tsai ◽  
Chien-Hsin Wang ◽  
Hung-Jen Lo
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Moral Education ◽  
Moral Disengagement ◽  
External Locus ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Moral Engagement ◽  
External Locus Of Control ◽  
The Relationship

We explored the relationships among locus of control, moral disengagement in sport, and rule transgression of athletes and whether or not moral disengagement mediates the relationship between locus of control and rule transgression. The participants were 462 athletes at a college in Taiwan. The instruments were the Sport Locus of Control Scale, the Moral Disengagement in Sport Scale, and the Rule Transgression Scale. The results revealed that a high external locus of control was positively related to moral disengagement in sport and frequent rule transgression. The relationship between locus of control and rule transgression was mediated by moral disengagement in sport. We suggest that athletes with an external locus of control should receive moral education to the end of enhancing the quality of sports contests and competitions through fewer rule transgressions and greater moral engagement.

Locus of Control and Self-Concept in a Status Offender Population

1982 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 289-290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert D. Friedberg
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Negative Correlation ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
External Locus ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Status Offenders ◽  
External Locus Of Control ◽  
Status Offender ◽  
The Relationship

This study examined the relationship between locus of control and self-concept for 24 status offenders who were administered the Nowicki-Strickland Locus of Control Scale for Children and the Piers-Harris Children's Self-concept Scale. The results supported the hypothesis of a negative correlation between a high self-concept and an external locus of control ( r = –.62). Implications for clinicians were discussed.

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