University Presentation Showcase: Undergraduate Division
The Role of Locus of Control in Predicting Distress in Different Economic Sectors
Presenter Hometown
Louisville, KY
Major
Psychology
Department
Psychology
Degree
Undergraduate
Mentor
Jonathan Gore
Mentor Department
Psychology
Recommended Citation
Johnson, Nailah, "The Role of Locus of Control in Predicting Distress in Different Economic Sectors" (2020). University Presentation Showcase Event. 47.
https://encompass.eku.edu/swps/2020/undergraduate/47
Abstract
The present study examines locus of control with job sectors and determining psychological distress. We hypothesized that job sector prevalence in society links the LOC of its residents which in turn predicts psychological distress. We did a multiple regression to examine the variables of government assistance, psychological distress, LOC and economic sectors. The study measured LOC and distress through Mechanical Turk (n = 158). The study demonstrated that although the hypothesized links between job sectors and LOC were not supported, the correlations between LOC and psychological distress were supported. Post hoc analyses also demonstrated that the links between job sector prevalence and LOC were stronger for women than for men, and in many cases the links were in the opposite direction between men and women. Specifically, there was a stronger correlation between personal mastery and business sector prevalence and between personal mastery and government assist
ance prevalence for women than for men. The amount of industrial sector prevalence was also more strongly linked to perceived constraints for women than for men.
Presentation format
Poster
The Role of Locus of Control in Predicting Distress in Different Economic Sectors
The present study examines locus of control with job sectors and determining psychological distress. We hypothesized that job sector prevalence in society links the LOC of its residents which in turn predicts psychological distress. We did a multiple regression to examine the variables of government assistance, psychological distress, LOC and economic sectors. The study measured LOC and distress through Mechanical Turk (n = 158). The study demonstrated that although the hypothesized links between job sectors and LOC were not supported, the correlations between LOC and psychological distress were supported. Post hoc analyses also demonstrated that the links between job sector prevalence and LOC were stronger for women than for men, and in many cases the links were in the opposite direction between men and women. Specifically, there was a stronger correlation between personal mastery and business sector prevalence and between personal mastery and government assist
ance prevalence for women than for men. The amount of industrial sector prevalence was also more strongly linked to perceived constraints for women than for men.
