Introduction: One of the normal personality characteristics is having self-esteem and its behavioral consequences which are attributable to external or internal causes, and are effective on the academic achievement of students. The purpose of this study was to compare self- esteem, locus of control and their relation with educational status of university students at Shahid Sadoughi University o...

Abstract Introduction: Cancer is a global problem and the third cause of death among Iranian people. Considering the chronicity of cancer, adjustment to it is one of the effective factors on the outcomes of the treatment. Objective: In this study, the role of anger and health locus of control predicting adjustment in cancer patients is examined. Materials and Methods: This work is a descript...

Objectives The prevalence of death anxiety in older adults is high. Thus, the aim of the present study was to explore the relationship between coping strategies and locus of control with death anxiety in older adults. Methods & Materials In this descriptive and cross-sectional study, 113 elderly adults older than 60 years were recruited from the city of Tehran via available sampling method. Fo...

The present research aimed to study the effectiveness of ethics codes awareness upon social incompatibility considering the intermediary role of internal control locus. For this purpose, 271 teachers (196 women and 75 men) from high schools in Yazd in the school year of 2019-2020 were selected in a two-stage sampling process, the first of which involved stratified sampling, while clustering sam...

Locus of control is defined as general pattern of enduring belief in the extent of controllability of outcomes of events in one's life. According to Rotter, one's belief in the controllability can be placed alonge the internal-external continuum. The purpose of the present study was to examine the moderating role of locus of control on the relationship between anger and depression in a sample o...

Objective: Given that divorce is an important phenomenon with significant impacts on families, especially on children, the present study aimed to examine rumination, healthy locus of control, and emotion regulation in children of divorce and normal children. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study. The statistical population included all students in the first grade of high school, in Tabriz ...