Effects of Social-Cognitive Training on Students' Locus of Control

Abstract

This study' evaluated the effects of a school-based socialcognitive training program on 14-and 15-year-old students' locus of control, as assessed by the Nowicki-Strickland Locus of Control Scale. A total of 91 students in a training group and 109 students in a comparison group were assessed before and after the program. Girls in the training condition developed significantly in the direction of higher internal control, while neither boys in the training condition nor girls or boys in the comparison condition altered their locus of control. Implications for school psychology practice are discussed.

Work locus of control and sense of coherence as antecedents of job insecurity

“…Although it may be presumptuous to suggest that sense of coherence is an important variable that has been overlooked in the study of personality antecedents of job insecurity, our finding definitely warrants further investigation and requires replication. However, it is plausible that sense of coherence plays a stronger role, perhaps due to its apparently greater stability as a personality construct (Antonovsky 1987;Feldt et al 2007), than does locus of control (Manger et al, 2002;Wolinsky et al, 2010). Our results regarding work locus of control are in line with the recent meta-analytic results (Keim et al, 2014) in supporting the important role thereof in the prediction of job insecurity.…”

“…These variables are also deserving of further consideration as antecedents to job insecurity. Although scant, some evidence exists that locus of control may be ameliorable by training (Manger, Eikeland, & Asbjørnsen, 2002;Wolinsky et al, 2010), and may therefore be enhanced in individuals. This might present an important avenue for intervention in enhancing individuals' internal locus of control in order to not only protect them from the damaging consequences of job insecurity specifically, but perhaps also work stress generally.…”

Investigating Prospective Teachers' Perceived Problem-solving Abilities in Relation to Gender, Major, Place Lived, and Locus of Control

“…For example, children take control of their lives and start to refer less to external factors as they grow up [19,24]. The locus of control may shift from external to internal through training individuals in intervention [41]. Considering that the locus of control influences problem-solving skills, it would be appropriate to engage prospective teachers in activities to help them develop internal locus of control.…”

The Effect of Locus of Control Training on EFL Students’ Reading Comprehension

“…A student who has a poor performance in a foreign language program may ascribe his failure to the difficulty of language, the attitude of the foreign language instructor, inadequacy on teaching method adopted by the instructor. These beliefs invariably determine generalized expectations concerning where control over subsequent events resides (Manger, 2002) Attribution according to Baron and Byrne (2002) refers to our efforts to understand the causes behind other`s behavior and on some occasions, the causes behind our behavior too. Rotter (1990) also distinguished between locus of control and Attributional style in that the former is a concept linked with expectancies about the future, while the latter is a concept linked expectations for past outcomes.…”