مرکز منطقه ای اطلاع رساني علوم و فناوري - Examination of Relationship between Perceived Social Support from Family and Locus of Control among High School Students

Abstract :

Current study examines the relationship between the locus of control and the perceived social support ofthe families among high school students, whilst controlling the variables of gender, grades, and whether the parents live together or not.The sample of this study was composed of totally 301 students, 96 of them female and 205 of them male students from three high schools in the province of Giresun. “Scale of Perceived Social Support from Family” (SPSSF) and “Rotter’s Internal-External Locus of Control Scale” (RIELCS) were used as the measuring tools in the study in which the descriptive and cross-sectional research models were used. “t” test, one-way analysis of variance and correlation were used in evaluating the data. In consequence of the research, a mid-level and negative oriented correlation was found between the scores of locus of control and perceived social support from family of the students(r=.040).In relation tot he students having ‘internal, mid-level and external locus of control’, significant difference has been found on the scores of perceived social support from family in favor of internal locus of control. It was defined that the scores of locus of control and perceived social support from family by gender of the students become different in favor of the female students. A statistically significant difference was found in favor of 9th graders between the scores of the locus of control and perceived social support from family of the students by grade level. The research findings were interpreted and discussed in the light of the relevant literature.