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Direct linkKaraman, Mehmet A.; Nelson, Kristina M.; Cavazos Vela, Javier – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2018
This study investigated the mediation effect of locus of control and achievement motivation between academic stress and life satisfaction. A total of 307 undergraduate students recruited from a Hispanic Serving Institution in South Texas participated in the study. In the frame of the study, two mediation models were tested by utilising PROCESS…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Life Satisfaction, Undergraduate Students, Locus of Control
Szabo, Yvette Z.; Chang, Andrew; Chancellor-Freeland, Cheryl – College Student Journal, 2015
Previous studies have found that an individual's perception of control in a situation (Locus of Control; LOC) can serve as a protective factor that has physiological and psychological benefits. The present study examines LOC in an acute stress paradigm to examine the relationship between LOC and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis functioning as…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Undergraduate Students, Anxiety, Speech
Papadopoulos, Konstantinos; Paralikas, Theodosis; Barouti, Marialena; Chronopoulou, Elena – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2014
The exploratory study presented in this article looks into the possible differences in psychosocial aspects (self-esteem and locus of control) and aspects of psychopathology (depression, anxiety, melancholia, asthenia, and mania) amongst sighted adults and adults with visual impairments. Moreover, the study aims to examine the possible…
Descriptors: Self Esteem, Locus of Control, Visual Impairments, Measures (Individuals)
Warnecke, Ashlee J.; Baum, Caitlyn A.; Peer, Jennifer R.; Goreczny, Anthony J. – College Student Journal, 2014
Previous research has shown five characteristics correlate highly with anxiety and with each other; these are self-efficacy, locus of control (LOC), subjective happiness, life satisfaction, and optimism (Mills, Pajares, & Herron, 2006; Park, Beehr, Han, & Grebner, 2012), but most studies have examined these factors in business…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Anxiety, Depression (Psychology), Stress Variables
Santos, Paulo Jorge; Ferreira, Joaquim Armando – Journal of Career Assessment, 2012
Career indecision is a complex phenomenon and an increasing number of authors have proposed that undecided individuals do not form a group with homogeneous characteristics. This study examines career decision statuses among a sample of 362 12th-grade Portuguese students. A cluster-analytical procedure, based on a battery of instruments designed to…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Secondary School Students, Grade 12, Personality
Watson, Joshua C. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2016
Over 72,000 student-athletes compete annually in athletic programs at the community college level. However, research addressing the effect of athletic participation on the psychological well-being of the community college student-athlete is sparse. This study represents an attempt to address this gap by examining the relationship among perceived…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Anxiety, Athletes, Community Colleges
Peer reviewedO'Leary, Michael R.; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1974
The purpose of the present study was to determine whether the reported relationship between IE scores and self-reported anxiety would be found when a nonobtrusive measure of aniety was employed. (Author)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Correlation, Locus of Control, Psychological Studies
Peer reviewedFriedman, Meredith L.; Dies, Robert R. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1974
Results from this study showed that external subjects provided with counseling and systematic desensitization felt that they retained too much control of therapy, while internals generally indicated an optional amount of control in counseling. (Author)
Descriptors: Anxiety, College Students, Counseling, Desensitization
Peer reviewedReynolds, William M. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1979
An assessment was conducted of the relationship between students' evaluations of college instructors and four measures of students' affective characteristics: locus of control, achievement motivation, anxiety, and social desirability. A significant relationship was found between locus of control and instructor evaluation. (Author/CTM)
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Anxiety, Higher Education, Locus of Control
Peer reviewedPigge, Fred L.; Marso, Ronald N. – Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 1994
Upon entrance and completion of teacher preparation, 150 prospective teachers completed attitude, anxiety, and personality measures. As candidates progressed through teacher preparation, anxiety decreased and attitude remained high and positive. Introverted candidates expressed more anxiety and experienced a smaller decrease in anxiety than…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Extraversion Introversion, Higher Education, Locus of Control
