South African Graduate Students' Locus of Control, Gender Differences, and Academic Performance

1995 ◽  
Vol 77 (2) ◽  
pp. 629-631 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tuntufye S. Mwamwenda
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
South African ◽  
Educational Psychology ◽  
Final Examination ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Scale Scores ◽  
Psychology Course

To explore whether locus of control scores of South African university students show sex differences and differences in academic achievement, 73 subjects (46 women and 27 men) whose mean ages were 36.5 yr. for women and 35.0 yr. for men were given Rotter's Locus of Control scale. Scores students obtained on a final examination in an educational psychology course were recorded. A gender difference was statistically significant, with men scoring internally oriented and women scoring externally oriented. There was no significant difference in academic performance between internally and externally controlled subjects.

Transkeian Students' Locus of Control and Academic Achievement

1986 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 511-516 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tuntufye S. Mwamwenda ◽  
Bernadette B. Mwamwenda
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Sex Difference ◽  
Educational Psychology ◽  
Final Examination ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Psychology Course

Whether the locus of control of Transkeian students enrolled in a teachers' programme is related to their academic performance and whether there is a sex difference in locus of control were explored. There were 148 subjects (72 women and 76 men), with mean ages of 21.6 yr. for women and 23.3 yr. for men. Rotter's Locus of Control scale was given and scores students obtained on tests and a final examination in an educational psychology course were recorded. Transkeian students' performance on the Locus of Control scale is comparable to that observed in the USA. Also, internally oriented subjects outperformed the externally controlled ones on the examination. Men were mote internally oriented than women.

scholarly journals A Study of Locus of Control and Anxiety among Male and Female Graduate Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. Arti Subhashrao Thale
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Control Female ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Internal Locus Of Control ◽  
Anxiety Test ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Age Range

Aim of the study: to investigate the locus of control and anxiety among male and female Graduate Students. Hypotheses: There was no significant difference between male and female Graduate Students with respect to locus of control. There was no significant difference between male and female Graduate Students with respect to anxiety. Methods: Sample: For the present study 100 Sample were belongings to Aurangabad, 50 subjects were male graduate students and 50 were female graduate students. The age range of subjects was 18-24 years. Purposive non-probability sampling technique was used. Tools Rotter’s Locus of Control Scale (1985): constructed by Dr. Anand Kumar and Dr. S. N. Srivastav. Sinha’s Comprehensive Anxiety Test (SCAT–SS): by A. K. P. Sinha and L. N. K. Sinha. Conclusions: Male Graduate Students had significantly locus of control (External Locus of Control) than the female Graduate Students (Internal Locus of Control). Female Graduate Students had significantly high anxiety than the male Graduate Students.

Cognitive Correlates of Obesity in a Nonclinical Population

1987 ◽  
Vol 60 (3_part_2) ◽  
pp. 1151-1156
Author(s):  
John M. Davis ◽  
R. Wade Wheeler ◽  
Eve Willy
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Large Class ◽  
Negative Correlation ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Normal Weight ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Cognitive Correlates ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Scale Scores ◽  
Health Related

From a large class who had been pretested on the I-E Locus of Control Scale and a self-esteem measure, 30 overweight and 20 normal-weight students were selected and measured to determine their percentage of overweight. They were then asked to complete questionnaires measuring knowledge of health-related information and of specific obesity-related information. Results confirmed (a) a negative correlation between self-esteem and percentage overweight and (b) less knowledge of broad, health-related information among obese students. No relation was found between percentage of overweight and I-E scale scores.

Relationships among Hope, Psychosocial Development, and Locus of Control

1992 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
pp. 864-866 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara E. Brackney ◽  
Alida S. Westman
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Psychosocial Development ◽  
External Factors ◽  
Psychosocial Issues ◽  
Point Scale ◽  
Female Undergraduate ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Single Scale ◽  
Successful Resolution

29 male and 79 female undergraduate and graduate students took the 1986 Miller Hope Scale, Beck's 1988 Hopelessness Scale, Erikson's Psychosocial Stage Inventory, Levenson's 1972 Locus of Control Scale and rated their present state of hopefulness on a 10-point scale. As expected, scores on both the Miller Hope Scale and the self-rated hope scale were negatively correlated with scores on Beck's Hopelessness Scale, but positively with scores on Erikson's Psychosocial Stage Inventory. Thus, greater hopelessness was associated with more successful resolution of psychosocial issues. The Miller Hope Scale was negatively and Beck's Hopelessness Scale was positively associated on the Locus of Control Scale with viewing control as from powerful others or chance. Therefore, lack of hopefulness was related with the perception that external factors control one's life. The Miller Hope Scale and scores on self-rated hopefulness were not significantly correlated. The concept of hope is more complex than currently measured by any single scale and requires further refinement.

Examination Stress, Salivary Cortisol, and Academic Performance

2003 ◽  
Vol 93 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1133-1134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vivian Ng ◽  
David Koh ◽  
Sin-Eng Chia
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Salivary Cortisol ◽  
Final Examination ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Examination Stress ◽  
Cortisol Levels

Immediately before and after participation in a written final examination, 11 graduate students rated their self-perceived stress and provided saliva samples for cortisol assay. Students rated stress higher before the examination, and these ratings were associated with increased salivary cortisol. Students who reported higher stress and had higher cortisol levels before the examination tended to have significantly lower examination scores.

Relations among Moral Reasoning, Locus of Control, and Demographic Variables among College Students

1992 ◽  
Vol 70 (2) ◽  
pp. 467-476 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald A. Murk ◽  
John A. Addleman
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Moral Dilemmas ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Defining Issues Test ◽  
Stepwise Multiple Regression ◽  
External Locus ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Scale Scores ◽  
External Locus Of Control

This study was conducted to examine the relationships among Rest's Defining Issues Test, Rotter's Internal-External Locus of Control Scale, and demographic variables. 205 undergraduates from two secular universities and one religious liberal arts college from the Middle Atlantic states were given the Defining Issues Test, the Internal-External Locus of Control Scale, and a demographic questionnaire. The Pearson correlations indicated significant associations between the Defining Issues Test scored for percentage of principled reasoning about moral dilemmas and five demographic variables. Analysis of variance indicated significant differences between the group means for the Defining Issues Test scores on three demographic variables and between the group means for the Internal-External Locus of Control Scale scores on two demographic variables. A stepwise multiple regression analysis using five variables predicted a significant amount of the variance (25%) in the Defining Issues Test scores and two variables that predicted a significant amount of the variance (7%) in the Internal-External Locus of Control Scale scores. The Defining Issues Test is both a developmental and cognitive measure. In addition, the Internal-External Locus of Control Scale scores showed a significant relationship with religious affiliation and with Defining Issues Test scores.

Cross-Cultural Locus of Control Studies: Experiment and Critique

1980 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrian Furnham ◽  
John Henry
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
South African ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Sex Education ◽  
Living Conditions ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Language Competence ◽  
Population Groups

Over 30 cross-cultural locus of control studies were reviewed which yielded inconsistent findings. It is argued that this plethora of cross-cultural studies have neglected to match population groups sufficiently carefully and to consider the multidimensional nature of the concept, locus of control. The Rotter Locus of Control Scale was administered to three groups of South African nurses (African, European, Indian) who were carefully matched in terms of age, sex, education, occupation, homogeneity, living conditions and language competence, and considered to be functionally equivalent. Although no significant differences were found between the scores on these three groups, a factor analysis of each group's results indicated a different factor structure emerged for each group.

Preliminary Study of Effect of Decision Making on Locus of Control among Prison Inmates

1990 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 511-514 ◽  
Author(s):  
David G. Murphy
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Prison Inmates ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Effect Change ◽  
Maximum Security ◽  
Group Settings ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
Male Inmates

To study the effect of teaching decision-making to inmates in a maximum security facility on locus of control 19 adult male inmates who were incarcerated at a community correctional center were pre- and posttested on the Rotter Internal-External Locus of Control Scale. In this preliminary study there was no statistically significant difference at pretest or posttest so teaching decision-making skills in group settings versus teaching in a group combined and one-to-one contact did not affect locus of control as measured. This personality trait appears stable over time and a more thorough means of intervention is required to effect change.

scholarly journals External Locus of Control and Demographic Data as Determinant Factors of Trauma Resilience: A Study among Young Women Who Were Exposed to Violence

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 104
Author(s):  
Alfina Rizkia ◽  
Chandradewi Kusristanti
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Young Women ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Traumatic Experiences ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Resilience Scale ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Problem Solving Behavior

The number of violent incidents on women is increasing every year in Indonesia. Some women can survive through traumatic experiences, and it is related to their resilience. Locus of control (LoC) is known to contribute to resilience by enhancing individuals’ self- control and problem-solving behavior. This study aims to determine the role of LoC in trauma resilience among 134 young women (20 – 40 years old) who were exposed to violence (domestic, physical, and sexual) and a minimum of high school education. This study used a quantitative approach with the Locus of Control Scale (α = 0.732, 18 items) and the Trauma Resilience Scale (α = 0.961, 48 items). Two hypotheses are proved in this study: (1) external LoC significantly contributes to trauma resilience (p = .000, R2 = .139), (2) there is a significant difference between violence exposure (<.001), perpetrators (.005), and disclosure to others about their experience of violence (.009). We also found that no participants reported a dominant internal LoC, so future studies are advised to focus on women who were exposed to violence with a more dominant internal LoC.

Multidimensional Health Locus of Control of Pregnant Women Who Smoke

1987 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 191-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon M. Desmond ◽  
James H. Price ◽  
David P. Losh
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Health Locus Of Control ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Pregnant Smokers ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Multidimensional Health ◽  
Post Hoc ◽  
Belief Statements

The Multidimensional Health Locus of Control scale along with 12 belief statements on factors that affect pregnancy was distributed to 209 pregnant women, 74 smokers, 46 smokers who quit prior to or during their pregnancy, and 87 nonsmokers. Analysis of variance and post hoc Scheffé tests on each subscale showed a significant difference among the three groups of pregnant smokers and nonsmokers on the Chance subscale, however, the differences appeared to be of no practical significance. Only two of the belief statements were significantly different between the groups.

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