The Relationship Between Locus of Control, Self Esteem and Academic Achievement Among UPM Students
Author: Phei Er Chin
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Published: 2008
Total Pages: 146
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Author: Phei Er Chin
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Published: 2008
Total Pages: 146
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Carl Albert Steingraber
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Published: 1985
Total Pages: 116
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Marthina Jacoba Kirchner
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Published: 2013
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe main aim of this study was to determine whether the locus of control construct could be used to predict academic success. The study differentiated between short-term academic success (successful completion of the first year of study) and long-term academic success (successful completion of pre-graduate degree). Both generalised and domain specific locus of control measurements were used to determine which of these correlate with academic success. A further aim was to investigate the role of self esteem and level of defensiveness in the relationship between locus of control and academic achievement. Four measurement instruments were administered to an effective sample of 53 first year students at the University of Pretoria. The measurement instruments were the Internal, Powerful other and Chance Scales (Levenson, 1981), the Multi-dimensional, Multi-attributional Causality Scale (Lefcourt, 1981), the Social Desirability Scale (Crowne & Marlowe, 1960) and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (Rosenberg, 1965). The statistical analyses consisted of descriptive statistics and correlational analyses. Analysis of the data showed no significant correlation between locus of control and academic achievement for the group as a whole but did show a significant positive correlation between long-term academic success and generalised internality among black students. The data further showed a significant negative correlation between self esteem and long-term academic success. Self esteem correlated positively with an external orientation in both black and white students. The only significant predictor of academic success among white students was social desirability.
Author: Stacy L. Pfannenstiel
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Published: 1994
Total Pages: 42
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Sunny Marie Greene
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Published: 1993
Total Pages: 100
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Rachel K. Muhadi
Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Published: 2014-11-24
Total Pages: 68
ISBN-13: 9783659630521
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe study used a correlation design to explore relationships among locus of control, self concept & academic achievement. The study population comprised all the form four students from the 52 public secondary schools in Bureti District. Stratified random sampling was used to select 5 secondary schools with simple random sampling being used to select 200 students. Data was collected using a questionnaire to generate both qualitative and quantitative data. The study findings revealed that students had a positive self concept & internal locus of control. It further established that majority of the students believe in themselves, have control of their lives, evaluated themselves positively and also accepted their identity. Pearson correlation coefficient analysis revealed that there was a significant but weak correlation between students'; academic performance and locus of control; students' academic performance versus self concept & also a significant difference between female and male students' locus of control. However, the results showed that there was no significant gender difference in students self concept.
Author: Suhaila Nasser Ouri
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Published: 1995
Total Pages: 170
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between locus of control, self-esteem, and coping strategies in stressful encounters. Locus of control was defined as internal and external; self esteem as low and high; coping strategies as cognitive and non-cognitive. Stressful encounters were clustered into nine categories, namely examinations, physical harm, negative life events (financial and troubled relationships), threat, challenge, commitments, achievement, ambiguity and family relations (protection and conflict). The sample included one hundred and twenty-eight students of both sexes (i.e. 64 males and 64 females) randomly selected from the American University of Beirut. Four questionnaires were constructed and piloted for the purpose of the study. A questionnaire to measure the level of stress; a questionnaire to measure the type of coping; a questionnaire to measure the type of control; a questionnaire to measure the level of self-esteem. Data were analyzed by a series of correlation coefficients. Pearson product-moment correlation coefficients revealed significant correlations between the variables under investigation. The results were discussed in terms of the relationship between the effectiveness of cognitive coping strategies as opposed to non-cognitive ones and an individual's level of self-esteem and type of control in stressful episodes.
Author: Edgar Noel Tellez
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Published: 1997
Total Pages: 86
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Rush Utley
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Published: 1985
Total Pages: 258
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Ray Nisch Renbarger
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Published: 1969
Total Pages: 388
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