A general working theory of how raceand culture-specific factors interact in such a way as to produce people with differing world views is proposed. Empirical and clinical data are reviewed that indicate two psychological concepts—locus of control and locus of responsibility—may be useful in explaining how world views are formed and their consequent dynamics. Four world views are identified: (a...

Introduction: The aim of this study is to investigate the entrepreneurial traits of school children in the city of Tehran. Methods: For this purpose, 48 students were selected with an average IQ between 90 and 119. Ranging from 7th to 12th grades, all the subjects were assessed using Nowicki-Strickland’s Locus of Control Scale (N-SLCS), Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT), and Hyperki...

This study aims to: 1) test and analyze the locus of control effect on job satisfaction Civil Servants Denma Seskoal, 2) self-efficacy 3) 4) affect performance 5) 6) through 7) Seskoal. The results show that: Locus Control has a significant Seskoal Servants. Self-efficacy Job Testing sixth hypothesis that no employee seventh Seskoa. variable is not able to be an intermediary between influence

BACKGROUND People with low back pain (LBP) with higher levels of external locus of control have a poorer prognosis and require greater improvements from active interventions in order to consider these interventions worthwhile. Whether locus of control levels differ between participants with LBP in a patient-health provider relationship and those waiting for treatment is unclear. OBJECTIVE The...

BACKGROUND Adequate self-care in diabetes causes quality of life promotion and decreases the number of inpatient cases. The health locus of control theory is used to assess adherence to diabetes regimen in some studies in developed countries. The purpose of this study was to determine the status of diabetes locus of control in a sample of diabetic patients in Iran and investigation of it's rela...

Two Economists’ Musings on the Stability of Locus of Control Empirical studies of the role of non-cognitive skills in driving economic behavior often rely heavily on the assumption that these skills are stable over the relevant time frame. We analyze the change in a specific non-cognitive skill, i.e. locus of control, in order to directly assess the validity of this assumption. We find that sho...

Tourists’ behavior has caused unprecedented studies to understand it. However, recent literature exposed the fragility of understanding and reviewing tourist attribution, especially those established on locus dimension. The dimension how tourists assign responsibilities tourism events, whether internal and/or external causes. is confused while utilizing Tourism scholars mix between causality (L...