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Using Locus of Control to Empower Student Nurses to be Professional
Author(s) -
Dawson M. Susan
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
nursing forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.618
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1744-6198
pISSN - 0029-6473
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6198.1994.tb00169.x
Subject(s) - locus of control , assertiveness , psychology , independence (probability theory) , accountability , locus (genetics) , social psychology , political science , genetics , law , biology , statistics , mathematics , gene
The author examines locus of control as a factor in some educational problems. Characteristics and implications of internal and external locus of control are identified; and strategies are presented to promote assertiveness, accountability, and independence in students who previously avoided risking‐taking behaviors.