Locus of Control or Self-Esteem; Which One is the Best Predictor of Academic Achievement in Iranian College Students
| Author | Seyyed Nasrollah Hosseini | en |
| Author | Mehdi Mirzaei Alavijeh | en |
| Author | Behzad Karami Matin | en |
| Author | Behrooz Hamzeh | en |
| Author | Hossein Ashtarian | en |
| Author | Farzad Jalilian | en |
| Orcid | Mehdi Mirzaei Alavijeh [0000-0003-3695-6971] | en |
| Orcid | Farzad Jalilian [0000-0002-5923-7016] | en |
| Issued Date | 2016-03-28 | en |
| 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. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.17795/ijpbs-2602 | en |
| Keyword | Academic Achievement | en |
| Keyword | Locus of Control | en |
| Keyword | Self-Esteem | en |
| Keyword | Student | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Locus of Control or Self-Esteem; Which One is the Best Predictor of Academic Achievement in Iranian College Students | en |
| Type | Brief Report | en |
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