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Adetimirin, Airen – Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, 2015
E-learning is an important trend globally that is believed to enhance the acquisition of knowledge by students within and outside the classroom to improve their academic pursuit. The Online Discussion Forum (ODF) is one of the tools that are used for e-learning in Nigerian universities. It facilitates interaction among postgraduate students as…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Discussion Groups, Graduate Students, Library Education
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Becker, Kimberly D.; Ginsburg, Golda S.; Domingues, Janine; Tein, Jenn-Yun – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2010
This study tested components of a proposed model of child anxiety and examined the mediational roles of (1) maternal control behavior, (2) maternal external locus of control, and (3) child external locus of control in the association between maternal and child anxiety. Thirty-eight clinically anxious mothers and 37 nonanxious mothers participated…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Mothers, Models, Path Analysis
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Cornelius, Randolph R.; Averill, James R. – Journal of Research in Personality, 1980
The influence of personal control on reactions to shock differed as a function of the type of control and of the combination of control conditions. Behavioral control in the presence of information (cognitive control) reduced stress, whereas behavioral control in the absence of information augmented stress. (Author)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Behavior Modification, Individual Power, Locus of Control