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Burns, Gary N.; Jasinski, Dale; Dunn, Steve; Fletcher, Duncan – Career Development Quarterly, 2013
This study examined the relationship between evaluations of academic support services and student athletes' career decision-making self-efficacy. One hundred and fifty-eight NCAA athletes (68% male) from 11 Division I teams completed measures of satisfaction with their academic support services, career decision-making self-efficacy, general…
Descriptors: Academic Support Services, Self Efficacy, Athletes, Locus of Control
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West, Michael A.; Kirkland, Martha – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 1986
Examined the effectiveness of an interpersonal life skills course on college students' (N=200) self concepts, responding, and locus of control. Results indicated there were short-term changes in locus of control. The need for a typology of such courses is discussed. (Author/BL)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, College Students, Curriculum, Group Activities
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Duckworth, Douglas H. – British Journal of Psychology, 1983
Describes a program for training people to apply generic problem-solving techniques to personal problems. Male student volunteers (N=64) were assigned to a training group or no-training control group. The training group achieved a higher standard in their bachelor's degrees and developed an increased belief in internal control. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, College Students, Foreign Countries, Higher Education