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- Title
Locus of Control or Self-Esteem; Which One is the Best Predictor of Academic Achievement in Iranian College Students.
- Authors
Hosseini, Seyyed Nasrollah; Alavijeh, Mehdi Mirzaei; Matin, Behzad Karami; Hamzeh, Behrooz; Ashtarian, Hossein; Jalilian, Farzad
- Abstract
Background: Self-esteem and behavioral consequences, which are due to external or internal locus of control, are effective on academic achievement of students. Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the prediction of locus of control and self-esteem in academic achievement among the students. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 300 college students in Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences in 2014. Data collection tools were in three sections: demographic, Rotter internal-external locus of control scale and Coopersmith self-esteem inventory. Data were analyzed using the SPSS software version 21. Results: Results showed that 29.8% and 76.2% of the participants had internal locus of control, and high self-esteem, respectively. There was a significant correlation between self-esteem, locus of control and academic achievement of the students. Self-esteem accounted for 39.5% of the variation in academic achievement. Conclusions: It seems that interventions to increase self-esteem among student can help improve academic achievement among them.
- Subjects
IRAN; SELF-esteem; LOCUS of control; ACADEMIC achievement; COLLEGE students; CROSS-sectional method
- Publication
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences / Progress in Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, 2016, Vol 10, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1735-8639
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.17795/ijpbs-2602