When something goes wrong, it’s natural to cast blame on the perceived cause of the misfortune. Where an individual casts that blame can be related, in many cases, to a psychological construct known ...

When you are dealing with a challenge in your life, do you feel that you have control over the outcome, or do you believe that you are at the mercy of outside forces? Your answer to this question ...

American psychologist Julian Rotter developed the concept of "locus of control" in the 1950s, describing it as "the degree to which a person perceives an outcome as being contingent on their own ...

Do you truly believe that you will succeed if only you work hard enough? Or do you feel like circumstances outside your control could derail your plans and prevent you from being successful? The ...

What’s changing: Since the 1970s, kids have had less unsupervised playtime, with constant adult oversight replacing free exploration. Why it matters: A lack of autonomy weakens kids’ internal locus of ...

When people ask whether kids' mental health has been declining only since the iPhone, or only since COVID-19, I often point ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A higher locus of control at work and home was associated with reduced psychosocial stress and lower odds of ...