Rowan Digital Works Theses and Dissertations 592006 592006 592006 92006 92006 Locus of control and risk behavior among college students

Lauren R. Matricardi LOCUS OF CONTROL AND RISK BEHAVIOR AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS 2005/06 Dr. Roberta Dihoff and Dr. John Klanderman Master of Arts in School Psychology The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship if any between an individual's locus of control (internal or external) and their degree of engaging in risk behavior. Participants were male (N=8) and female (N=24) undergraduate college students from Rowan University. Rotter's Internal-External Locus of Control Scale was used to assess the subject's attributions (internal vs. external) for the outcomes of his or her behavior. To assess the amount of risk behavior in the subjects, items from the National College Health Risk Behavior Survey (NCHRBS) were used. A demographic questionnaire was also used. Regression analysis showed that there was no relationship between Locus of Control and Risk Behavior scores.