The primary purpose of the study was to determine whether the middle school and senior high school adolescents' self-esteem and locus of control can be predicted from their age, sex, race, religion, grade level, report card grades, position in the family, and attitudes toward mother, father, and teacher. The secondary purpose was to compare the relationship between the adolescents' self-esteem and locus of control. Data were collected by responses to two demographic questionnaires, The Cornell Socialization Inventory, The Self-Esteem Scale, and The Intellectual Achievement Responsibility Questionnaire from 449 middle and high school adolescents in eight selected counties in Florida. / The data were analyzed utilizing the Pearson correlation coefficients, the Stepwise multiple regression technique, and the analysis of variance (ANOVA) model. Analysis of the data provided the basis for the following conclusions: (1) In order of importance, the independent variables used to predict the adolescents' self-esteem were the adolescents' sex, attitude toward teacher, age, report card grades, religion, attitude toward father, attitude toward mother, grade level, and race. Position in the family was not selected as a variable to predict the adolescents' self-esteem. (2) In order of importance, the independent variables used to predict the adolescents' locus of control were the adolescents' attitude toward teacher, attitude toward mother, sex, age, race, attitude toward father, report card grades, position in the family, religion, and grade level. (3) There was a very low, but significant relationship between adolescents' self-esteem and locus of control. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 44-07, Section: A, page: 2069. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1983.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75143 |
| Contributors | JOHNSON, CAROL ANN., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 147 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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