Locus of control as predictor of compassionate love in nuns and philanthropists

Pages: 479-483
Pragati Daga (Department of Psychology, Mahatma Jyoti Rao Phule University, Jaipur)
A.V.S. Madnawat (Department of Psychology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan)

The present study aspired to investigate whether Locus of Control is a significant predictor of Compassionate Love in Compassion Virtue Icons – Nuns and Philanthropists. It was hypothesized that Locus of Control will be a significant predictor of Compassionate Love in Compassion Virtue Icons – Nuns and Philanthropists. A purposive sample of 200 Compassion Virtue Icons 100 Nuns and 100 Philanthropists from various Churches/Missionary Schools located in National Capital Territory Region (NCTR) Delhi and Jaipur City of Rajasthan State was selected. The Predictor Variable Locus of Control was measured by Rotter’s Locus of Control Scale (Rotter, 1996) whereas the Criterion/Outcome Variable Compassionate Love was measured by Compassionate Love Scale (CLS) (Sprecher & Fehr, 2005). The Correlational Research Design along with Regression Model was employed. The Multiple Regression Analysis was computed to investigate whether Locus of Control Internal Locus of Control and External Locus of Control are significant predictors of Compassionate Love in Compassion Virtue Icons Nuns and Philanthropists. It was empirically proved that Locus of Control Internal Locus of Control was a significant positive predictor whereas Locus of Control External Locus of Control was a significant negative predictor of Compassionate Love in Compassion Virtue Icons Nuns and Philanthropists. The results are interpreted in the light of existing researches.