Physical activityLocus of controlFear of recurrenceCancer survivorsWith medical and psychosocial advances in treatment, cancer survivorship has increased, yet fear of cancer recurrence is a main concern negatively affecting the quality of life among cancer survivors. This pilot study examined the ...
(1996) found that patients in a back pain program showed greater improvement in functional activity if they had weaker beliefs in control by powerful others. In an experimental study, Fisher and Johnston (1996) manipulated the control cognitions of chronic pain patients by asking them to recall ...
Progressive relaxation significantly moved elders toward a perception of internal locus of control. Progressive relaxation and activity programs significantly increased elders' self-esteem. Progressive relaxation was significantly more effective than the activity group in increasing self-esteem. Changes in locus...
The principal objective of the study was to examine the relationship between locus of control and optimal experience (flow) in carrying out work and/or study activities. Two questionnaires measuring the aforementioned constructs were administered to a group of first and second-year Human Resource Mana...
Empathy and locus of control were studied in a group of abusing and non-abusing parents. Two groups of thirty-two abusing and non-abusing mothers were given the Hogan Empathy and Nowicki Strickland Internal-External Locus of Control Scales. Abusers reflected significantly less empathic ability and ...
PURPOSE: The aim of the current study was to evaluate the correlation between depression, sense of control (internal and external) and cancer-related distressing symptoms in younger patients (<65 years) with locally advanced or metastatic cancer, and to investigate their potential predictive role whe...
LOCUSOFCONTROL,SELF-ESTEEM,MOTIVATIONAND SATISFACTION,TEACHINGANDLEARNINGTHROUGHAN INTERNET-BASEDANDTRADITIONAL“INTRODUCTIONTO STATISTICS”COURSE YaacovJKatzandYaacovBYablon,SchoolofEducation,Bar-IlanUniversity DistanceEducation InthewakeofthedevelopmentofsophisticatedthirdgenerationDistanceLearningsystemswhichinclude intera...
Internal locus of control has been one of the most studied psychological traits in entrepreneurship research, while innovative activity is explicit in Schumpeter's description of the entrepreneur. Entrepreneurial traits have been studied extensively in the United States. However, cross-cultural studies ...
Keywords: homesickness, locus of control, social support, first-year students, boarding school Introduction Students generally undergo a transition when they are new to an environment. During this period, they tend to perceive the new environment as something strange, bizarre, and outlandish. Accor...
Influence of locus of control on mood state disturbance after short-term sleep deprivation. Twenty-eight healthy university students were classified as having either an internal (n = 14) or external (n = 14) locus of control. Before and after 26-3... DW Hill,JE Welch,Godfrey John A - ...