Locus of control is often viewed as an inborn personality component. However, there is also evidence that it is shaped by childhood experiences—including children’s interactions with their ...

Both locus of control and attribution styles have a significant impact on our motivation, expectations, self-esteem, risk-taking behavior, and even on the actual outcome of our actions.

Locus of control—a fundamental individual difference variable that reflects individuals' beliefs about the degree of control they have over events in their lives—has been formally studied for more ...

But, he writes, someone with an internal locus of control, “will be more motivated and more likely to learn.” Which brings us back to Serena Williams.

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 ...