scholarly journals Differences In Parental Differential Treatment, Locus Of Control And Achievement Motivation Among The First And Last Born.

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 491
Author(s):  
Srishti R. Haldipur ◽  
Reshma Murali ◽  
Archana Patki
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Achievement Motivation ◽  
Differential Treatment ◽  
Parental Differential Treatment

Trait and State Components of Perceived Parental Differential Treatment in Middle Adulthood

2010 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 158-165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Boll ◽  
Tom Michels ◽  
Dieter Ferring ◽  
Sigrun-Heide Filipp
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Differential Treatment ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Middle Adulthood ◽  
Parental Differential Treatment ◽  
Trait Theory ◽  
Trait Variance ◽  
Parental Recognition ◽  
Middle Aged Adults

Despite its importance for basic and applied psychology, only a few longitudinal studies have examined whether parental differential treatment (PDT) is a persistent or a transient phenomenon, these studies being confined to childhood or adolescence. Based on latent state-trait theory, the present study identified the amount of variance in three dimensions of perceived PDT in middle adulthood attributable to stable interindividual differences (trait variance) and to intraindividual changes (state variance). At two occasions of measurement (2 years apart), 709 middle-aged adults rated how often they and a sibling currently received parental recognition, nurture, and demand to assume filial responsibility. Tests of latent state-trait models for these three dimensions of PDT by structural equation modeling revealed that trait variance represented the largest proportion of the systematic variance in all observed indicators of perceived maternal and paternal differential treatment. Yet there was a considerable increase in state variance for the dimension of differential parental demand for assuming responsibility. Results are discussed with respect to the conditions accounting for the high overall stability of actual and/or perceived PDT in adulthood, and different approaches for determining their role are proposed.

Personality and Motivational Factors on an Intentional-Incidental Learning Task

1976 ◽  
Vol 39 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1315-1320 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul N. Dixon ◽  
Audrey E. Cameron
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Achievement Motivation ◽  
Incidental Learning ◽  
Learning Task ◽  
Intentional Learning ◽  
High Motivation ◽  
Academic Achievement Motivation ◽  
Learning Correlations ◽  
Personality Construct

Locus of control, other-direction, and academic achievement motivation were investigated as a function of acceptance of motivational cues in intentional-incidental learning. Correlations among the three personality constructs were also calculated. The subjects were 134 college students studied under high and low learning motivation for each personality construct. It was hypothesized that high academic achievement motivation would be associated with increased intentional learning and that internal subjects would have consistent intentional and incidental learning under both levels of motivation. The externals, accepting experimenter's instructions, would show a funneling effect toward greater intentional learning under high motivation with corresponding decreases in incidental learning. No significant differences on the learning task by locus of control or other-direction were found. Subjects high in achievement motivation performed significantly better on the intentional task than those low in achievement motivation. The highly motivated group performed significantly better than those who were low on the incidental task, suggesting that the motivation may focus the subject's attention toward embedded incidental cues. Significant intercorrelations were obtained among the three personality constructs.

Struktura motywacji osiągnięć a poczucie umiejscowienia kontroli u uczennic szkół ponadgimnazjalnych

2018 ◽  
Vol 63 (1 (247)) ◽  
pp. 163-178
Author(s):  
Magdalena Połom
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Achievement Motivation ◽  
External Locus ◽  
External Influences ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
External Locus Of Control

Attributing success to external influences, such as fate, luck or coincidence indicates the formation of external locus of control. Not recognising the link between effort and the effects of work may contribute to lower achievement motivation and, consequently, may lead to less involvement and poorer educational results. In this study a question was posed whether this correlation really exists and whether girls with a different level of locus of control (LOC) differ in terms of achievement motivation. The study, carried out on a sample of 172 girls (16 to 20 years of age), used a Delta questionnaire by Drwal to investigate the locus of control and the LMI Inventory to examine achievement motivation. The results of this study confirmed that there is a relationship between achievement motivation and the locus of control. In addition, the analysis included age variable. On this basis it was concluded that age can modify achievement motivation in terms of self-confidence, flexibility, status orientation and pride in productivity.

Locus of Control in a Delinquent Adolescent Population

1980 ◽  
Vol 46 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1307-1310 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. I. G. Kumchy ◽  
L. A. Sayer
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Achievement Motivation ◽  
Juvenile Delinquents ◽  
Limited Ability ◽  
Adolescent Population ◽  
Societal Norms ◽  
Delinquent Adolescent ◽  
Norm Group ◽  
Specific Locus ◽  
Motivation Scale

The present research explored attitudinal responsibility of 42 juvenile delinquents for life situations, both general and achievement-oriented. It was hypothesized that delinquent adolescents would show reduced measures on achievement motivation and general locus of control compared to normative samples. Significant findings using the achievement motivation scale were related to previous research which suggested that delinquency may be related to a limited ability to learn societal norms and consequences of behavior. The general and specific locus of control scores for the sampled group were more external than those for a comparable aged norm group; scores resembled a chronologically younger population.

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