Date of Award
2000
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Art
First Advisor
Marilyn Patterson
Second Advisor
Pamela Nickels
Third Advisor
Bob Bertolino
Abstract
This study explores the relationships between gender, locus of control and coping strategies. The Ways of Coping Questionnaire and Levenson's IPC scale were distributed to employees at a social service agency and at a graduate school in the Midwestern United States. The study consisted of 26 males and 26 females who volunteered to participate by returning the completed instruments. At-test was conducted. and gender differences in locus of control and coping strategies were analyzed. No significant differences were found between locus of control and gender and gender and coping strategies. A Pearson r correlation was completed to determine a direct relationship between how individuals cope and their locus of control. The results indicate a significant relationship between escape-avoidance coping when correlated with locus of control. Implications of the results. and gender differences are discussed.
Recommended Citation
Everett, Joyce, "A Study of the Correlation Between Coping Strategies and Locus of Control" (2000). Theses. 652.
https://digitalcommons.lindenwood.edu/theses/652
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