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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LOCUS OF CONTROL AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, ANXIETY, AND LEVEL OF ASPIRATION
Author(s) -
BARTAL D.,
KFIR D.,
BARZOHAR Y.,
CHEN M.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
british journal of educational psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.557
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 2044-8279
pISSN - 0007-0998
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8279.1980.tb00797.x
Subject(s) - locus of control , ninth , psychology , anxiety , academic achievement , perception , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , social psychology , psychiatry , physics , neuroscience , acoustics
S ummary . While holding the influence of socio‐economic status constant, the relationship between locus of control and academic achievement, anxiety, and level of aspiration was examined among 2,438 ninth grade Israel‐Jewish students of Asian or African background and European, American, or Israeli backgrounds. It was observed that, in general, internals tend to attain greater academic achievement, to express less anxiety, and to have higher level of aspiration. The relationship between academic achievement, level of aspiration, and the perception of locus of control appears to be accentuated among students of Asian or African origin to a greater extent than among students of European, American, or Israeli origin.