College Students' Locus of Control in Relation to Their Socio-Family Environments | Original Article

ABSTRACT:

The social learning theory led to the development of the concept of internal control of reinforcement as opposed to external control of reinforcement. The extent to which a person feels that reinforcements are dependent on his or her actions is described by this hypothesis. The social learning theory led to the development of the idea of internal control of reinforcement as opposed to external control of reinforcement. Internal control refers to the notion that a person's behaviour, ability, or trait will determine whether or not they will get reinforcements. In relation to this specific aspect of locus of control, there are a number of studies on the subject that can be found in the literature of psychology. On the other hand, the large majority of the studies that are relevant to this subject have generally been conducted in a cultural environment that is different from that of our own. This is the case the majority of the time. As a result of this, the purpose of the current study is to investigate the extent to which socio-familial factors such as family type, family size, birth order, socio-economic status, and parental rearing behaviours can be used for interpreting the origin and growth of an internal versus an external locus of control in the Indian culture. Specifically, the research will focus on the Indian culture. As a result, the purpose of this study is to make an effort to discover and comprehend the many drivers that have an impact on the social and familial aspects that determine the locus of control of college students. After pursuing the literature survey, it is found that Internal-oriented college students characterised their parents as Warm, consistent, and encouraging children to regulate their own reinforcing (achievement pressure). Their parents used strategies that convey the sense of external control, such as over-protection, loss of privileges, and emotional punishment.