Locus of control refers to the degree to which an individual feels a sense of agency in regard to his or her life. Someone with an internal locus of control will believe that the things that ...

People with an external locus of control believe that forces outside them—fate, luck, circumstances, caramel corn—are responsible for the events of their lives. In contrast, those who perceive ...

In other words, a locus of control is a habit of attributing success or failure either to one's own efforts, qualities, knowledge, skills, etc. or to external factors.

We conceptualize control at three levels: (1) perceptions of individual locus of control (i.e., feeling that one can control one's own circumstances), (2) perceptions of societal control (i.e., ...

The aim of this research was to examine whether self-efficacy, social support, congregational social support, or divine support mediate the relationship between college students' religious/spiritual ...