The Intersection of Self-Efficacy and Locus of Control as Measured by the Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help Scale

• In Event: Poster Session 12
  In Poster Session: Counseling Psychology Poster Session 1

Abstract

There is evidence of a strong link between self-efficacy and self-regulated beliefs and behavior. Internal locus of control is a personal trait that every successful person has. People who have internal locus of control feel responsible for the outcomes they get in their lives. The person who has external locus of control is the opposite of the one who has internal locus of control. The instrument Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help Scale- Short Form was used to collect data on 111 college students in a graduate program in the southern part of the United States to determine their attitudes toward seeking profession mental health correlated with their locus of control.

Authors

• William Ross, Prairie View A&M University

• Pamela T. Barber-Freeman, Prairie View A&M University

• Lucian Yates, Prairie View A&M University