Self-esteem and locus of control among college students

Pages:154-157
Preeti Tamta (Department of Psychology, S.S.J. Campus Almora, Kumaun University, Nainital, Uttarakhand)
Manoj Kumar Rao (Department of Psychology, B. P. D. Govt. P.G. College, Kanker, Chhattisgarh)

The present study examined the role of gender, stream and locus of control of college student on self esteem. A 2x2x2 factorial design with gender (boys & girls) x Stream (Science & Arts groups) x locus of control (Internal & External) was used in present study. Locus of control scale was applied to identify the internal and external control. Results revealed that the significant effect of gender and locus of control on self esteem. More specifically, boys tended to develop high self esteem comparison to girls. Moreover, internal locus of control student tends to indicate high self esteem than external locus of control. Correlation results evinced that locus of control positively related with self esteem and its dimensions.