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Defensive externality and its relation to academic performance.

T J Prociuk, L J Breen

    Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
    |March 1, 1975
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    Internals outperform externals in academic achievement. Defensive externals, particularly females, show higher academic success, suggesting mediating variables influence locus of control and performance.

    Area of Science:

    • Psychology
    • Educational Psychology

    Background:

    • Locus of control significantly impacts academic performance.
    • Defensive externals have been a confounding factor in prior research.
    • Mediating variables' roles in locus of control and academic success require further investigation.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To examine the relationship between locus of control and academic performance.
    • To evaluate the academic achievement of defensive externals.
    • To investigate the effect of mediating variables on locus of control and academic performance.

    Main Methods:

    • Administered the Internal, Powerful Others, and Chance scales.
    • Utilized the Fear of Negative Evaluation scale.
    • Employed the Achievement via Independence/via Conformance scales with 160 college students.

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    Main Results:

    • Internals demonstrated superior academic performance compared to both defensive and congruent externals.
    • Defensive externals achieved higher GPAs than congruent externals.
    • Female defensive externals outperformed male defensive externals academically.

    Conclusions:

    • Locus of control is directly linked to academic achievement.
    • Defensive externality is associated with higher academic success, especially in females.
    • Mediating variables may modify the relationship between locus of control and academic performance.