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Self-Esteem, Locus of Control and Various Aspects of Psychopathology of Adults with Visual Impairments
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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)
Cultural Meaning of Perceived Control: A Meta-Analysis of Locus of Control and Psychological Symptoms across 18 Cultural Regions
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Cheng, Cecilia; Cheung, Shu-fai; Chio, Jasmine Hin-man; Chan, Man-pui Sally – Psychological Bulletin, 2013
Integrating more than 40 years of studies on locus of control (LOC), this meta-analysis investigated whether (a) the magnitude of the relationship between LOC and psychological symptoms differed among cultures with distinct individualist orientations and (b) depression and anxiety symptoms yielded different patterns of cultural findings with LOC.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Locus of Control, Meta Analysis, Adults
Maintenance of Smoking Cessation: Effect of Follow-Up Letters, Smoking Motivation, Muscle Tension, and Health Locus of Control.
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Shipley, Robert H. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1981
Following smoking-cessation treatment, half of 44 subjects were sent supportive maintenance letters. Letters produced no main effect but reduced smoking in subjects who smoked from habit or received little pleasure from smoking. Letters increased smoking among opposite subject groups and those believing powerful others could not influence their…
Descriptors: Adults, Anxiety, Behavior Change, Counseling Effectiveness
Locus of Control and Anxiety in College Athletes and Non-Athletes.
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McKelvie, Stuart J.; Huband, Debbie E. – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1980
Ninety-two athletes and 93 nonathletes completed the Illinois Competition Questionnaire measuring trait anxiety in competitive sports situations and the Rotter I-E scale measuring locus of control. No differences between groups were found on either test, and scores on the tests did not correlate for either group. (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: Adults, Anxiety, Athletes, College Students
Attributional Styles and Psychosocial Functioning of Adults with ADHD: Practice Issues and Gender Differences
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Rucklidge, Julia; Brown, Deborah; Crawford, Susan; Kaplan, Bonnie – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2007
Objective: This study investigates attributional styles and psychosocial functioning of men and women with ADHD identified in adulthood to inform practice issues. Method: One hundred and eighty adults participate: 52 females with ADHD, 37 males with ADHD, 51 female controls, and 40 male controls are administered questionnaires broadly assessing…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Females, Gender Differences, Depression (Psychology)
Locus of Control and Adjustment in Female Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse.
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Porter, Chebon A.; Long, Patricia J. – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 1999
A sample of 84 college women retrospectively reporting childhood sexual abuse and 285 women failing to report such a history participated in a study designed to investigate the relationship between victimization history and locus of control and the role of locus of control in predicting the adjustment of adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse.…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adults, Anxiety, Child Abuse