Student Academic Support as Predictor of Academic Locus of Control in Turkish University Students
Year: 2013
Type: conference-paper
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The purpose of this study is to examine the relationships between academic locus of control and student academic support. The sample of study consists of 477 university students who were enrolled in different programs at Sakarya University, in Turkey. In this study, Academic Locus of Control Scale and Student Academic Support Scale were used. The relationships between student academic support and academic locus of control were examined using correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis. According to results internal academic locus of control was predicted positively by dimensions of student academic support. Further, external academic locus of control was predicted negatively by dimensions of student academic support. Results were discussed in the light of literature.
Authors: Serhat Arslan, Mehmet Çardak, Recep Uysal
Institution: Sakarya University
Language: English
Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2001644530