In 1954, psychologist Julian B. Rotter proposed the concept of locus of control. He said it contained two ends of a continuum. On one end of the continuum is the internal locus of control. On the ...

Unlike past, we have started believing that health is not something that happens to us but something that we consciously do to ourselves Do you remember the time when you scored well on a test and you ...

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 ...

A recent study by PsychTests.com indicates that people who believe that they have no control over their life are more likely to be pessimistic, to have low self-esteem, and to lack resilience.

What shapes your future; is it you or is it the world around you? Does random chance or the actions of powerful others decide the outcome of your life? Are we controlled by fate or can we make our own ...

There are two types of people in the world: those who care what others think about them, and those who rarely give it a second thought. The former usually seek external validation from others – that ...