scholarly journals Existential Vacuum and External Locus of Control as Predictors of Burnout among Nurses

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 558-567
Author(s):  
Othman A. Alfuqaha ◽  
Yazan Al-olaimat ◽  
Ahmad Sami Abdelfattah ◽  
Rand Jamal Jarrar ◽  
Bashar Mazin Almudallal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Personality Trait ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Prevention Programs ◽  
Moderate Level ◽  
External Locus ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Healthcare Professions ◽  
External Locus Of Control

Existential vacuum and psychological burnout are becoming increasingly important issues in healthcare professions, especially nursing. This study aimed to investigate the contribution of several demographic factors including gender, work position, experience, and educational level as well as existential vacuum and locus of control (external and internal) in predicting burnout among nurses. A convenience sample of 181 nurses was selected to represent the study sample. Participants were assessed using an existence scale, locus of control scale, and burnout scale. The study showed that 40.3% of nurses had severe existential vacuum. It was found that 93.9% of nurses had experienced a moderate level of burnout. External locus of control was the most common personality trait among participating nurses in this study. It also was found that existential vacuum and external locus of control were the main predictors of psychological burnout among nurses. The findings of our study highlight major problems facing nursing, such as existential vacuum and psychological burnout. It is recommended to enhance nurses’ workplace, provide proper psychological prevention programs, and teach advocacy skills.

scholarly journals Perbedaan Locus of Control ditinjau dari Perspektif Agama pada Siswa SMA

ANALITIKA ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-54
Author(s):  
Eko Sujadi ◽  
Muhammad Odha Meditamar
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
External Locus ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Internal Locus ◽  
Internal Locus Of Control ◽  
External Locus Of Control ◽  
Scale Data

Locus of control merupakan salah satu aspek psikologis yang ada pada diri manusia. Setiap individu memiliki perbedaan dalam locus of control. Perbedaan ini dipengaruhi oleh beberapa faktor, salah satunya adalah agama. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan locus of control penganut Agama Islam, Katolik dan Protestan, serta mengungkapkan perbedaan locus of control dari ketiga penganut agama tersebut. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan metode deskriptif dan komparatif. Teknik pengambilan sampel yang digunakan yakni random sampling dengan jumlah total 546 orang. Instrumen yang digunakan adalah Rotter's Internal-External Locus of Control Scale. Data dianalisis dengan menggunakan statistik deskriptif dan anova satu arah. Temuan penelitian ini meliputi: 1) locus of control penganut agama Islam, Protestan dan Katolik berada pada kategori internal locus of control; dan 2) tidak ditemukan adanya perbedaan locus of control antara tiga penganut agama tersebut. Peneliti memberi saran kepada seluruh penganut agama di Indonesia bahwa penting untuk memiliki internal locus of control. Internal locus of control yang dimaksud yakni meyakini bahwa diri memiliki kapasitas dan kontribusi untuk menentukan kehidupan namun dengan tidak melepaskan kewajiban berketuhanan. 

Relationship of Cognitive Style to Locus of Control

1973 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 553-554 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter G. McIntire ◽  
Albert S. Dreyer
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Field Independence ◽  
External Locus ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Psychological Constructs ◽  
Independence Model ◽  
Embedded Figures Test ◽  
External Locus Of Control ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Psychological Dimensions

The extent to which the Rotter Internal-External Locus of Control model and the Witkin Field Dependence-Field Independence model were concerned with the same psychological dimensions was examined. Correlations between the Internal-External Locus of Control Scale and the Group Embedded-figures Test of .102 for 80 males and −.001 for 99 females were found. It was concluded that these are independent psychological constructs.

Internal-External Locus of Control and Verbal Fluency

1969 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 707-710 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marilyn Brecher ◽  
Florence L. Denmark
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Verbal Fluency ◽  
External Locus ◽  
Word Fluency ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Order Variable ◽  
The Mean ◽  
External Locus Of Control

84 female Ss were given the I-E Control Scale and a modified form of Thurstone's word fluency (W) test in counterbalanced order. Ss were classified as “Internals” or “Externals” by division at the median. As hypothesized, the mean fluency scores of Internals were significantly higher than those of Externals for each minute of work. Neither the order variable nor any of the interactions were significant.

Specific versus Generalized Locus of Control Scales Related to Job Satisfaction

1985 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Normand Pettersen
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Work Context ◽  
External Locus ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Job Descriptive Index ◽  
External Locus Of Control ◽  
Scale Data ◽  
Specific Scale

This study compared, in the area of job satisfaction, scores on Rotter's I-E scale and on a new internal-external locus of control scale designed specifically for the work context. The correlation of .39 with the Job Descriptive Index arrived at by using the specific scale is significantly higher than the correlation of —.16 obtained with the Rotter scale. Data suggest this new scale could be useful.

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.

Accident Locus of Control and Risk Taking among Forestry and Construction Workers

1994 ◽  
Vol 78 (3) ◽  
pp. 852-854 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simo Salminen ◽  
Tapio Klen
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Construction Workers ◽  
External Locus ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Internal Locus ◽  
Internal Locus Of Control ◽  
Professional Groups ◽  
Forestry Workers ◽  
External Locus Of Control

228 forestry and 45 construction workers completed the Accident Locus of Control scale which is a modified version of the Health Locus of Control inventory. The forestry workers scored as having a more external locus of control than the construction workers. In both professional groups the subjects with higher scores on external locus of control tended to take more risks than the subjects with higher scores on internal locus of control. The results support a dual-dimensional view of control rather than a unidimensional view.

Locus of Control and Career Decidedness: Some Methodological Notes

1984 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 613-614 ◽  
Author(s):  
James V. Cellini ◽  
Laura A. Kantorowski
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Normative Data ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
External Locus ◽  
Career Decidedness ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
External Locus Of Control

The present investigation supports the idea that for 113 men and 177 women locus of control as measured by Rotter's Internal-External Locus of Control Scale is significantly related to career decidedness as measured by the Career Decision Scale of Osipow, Carney, Winer, Yanico, and Koschir. This relationship exists whether Rotter's normative data or new normative data are used.

EFFECTS OF SUCCESS AND FAILURE ON CHILDREN'S PERCEPTIONS OF INTERNAL-EXTERNAL LOCUS OF CONTROL

1978 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
John D. Cunningham ◽  
Harold B. Gerard ◽  
Norman Miller
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
School Children ◽  
Personality Trait ◽  
External Control ◽  
External Locus ◽  
Children's Perceptions ◽  
Counting Task ◽  
Control Orientation ◽  
External Locus Of Control ◽  
Attributional Analysis

Little attention has been devoted to the effects of childhood achievement experiences as they might determine generalized internal-external control orientations (I-F). It was hypothesized that chronic success or failure on intellectual tasks will lead to expectancies of internal or external control, respectively. Nine- and ten-year-old school children were presented with a competitive dot-counting task in which success and failure were manipulated. Pre- and post-measures were taken on an itemized I-E instrument derived from three previously used scales. Post-measures were generally unaffected by the success-failure manipulation. However, children who actually performed poorly on the task displayed a more external control orientation than did those who had performed well. Further analysis of the I-F items revealed that those who had actually performed poorly were most likely to attribute their achievement experiences in general to luck. These findings were interpreted as providing a bridge between study of a personality trait (I-E) and the attributional analysis of achievement events.

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