The Effect of Locus of Control on University Students' Mental Health: Possible Mediation through Self-Esteem and Coping
| Autor: | Ana Kurtović, Martina Gajić, Iva Vuković |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Male 050103 clinical psychology Coping (psychology) Adolescent Universities Mediational analysis media_common.quotation_subject Emotions 050109 social psychology Anxiety Education Adaptation Psychological medicine Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Students Internal-External Control General Psychology media_common Depression 05 social sciences Coping locus of control mental health problems selfesteem university students Self-esteem Mental health Self Concept Mental Health Locus of control Business Management and Accounting (miscellaneous) Female medicine.symptom Psychology Stress Psychological Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Psychology. 152:341-357 |
| ISSN: | 1940-1019 0022-3980 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00223980.2018.1463962 |
| Popis: | The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of locus of control on university students' mental health and to examine possible mediational roles of self-esteem and coping. A total of 418 university students completed Rotters I-E Scale, Self-liking/self-competence Scale, Endlers Coping with Stressful Situations Scale and Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale. The results showed that external locus of control, lower self-liking and self-competence, as well as less problem-focused and more emotion-focused coping predict more symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress in university students. However, mediational analysis revealed that the effect of locus of control was fully mediated by self-esteem and coping, with self-liking and emotion-focused coping being the strongest mediators. Results suggest that beliefs about control affect beliefs about one's self-worth and coping strategies, which in turn can affect one's mental health. |
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