@article{ref1,
title="The role of self-esteem, locus of control and big five personality traits in predicting hopelessness",
journal="Procedia - social and behavioral sciences",
year="2010",
author="Mutlu, Tansu and Balbag, Zafer and Cemrek, Fatih",
volume="9",
number="",
pages="1788-1792",
abstract="Hope is related to self-esteem and personality. Therefore, to find out relationship between these variables is critical. This study aimed to find out the role of self-esteem, locus of control, and big five personality traits in predicting hopelessness of students. The participants were university students who completed instruments, The Adjective Based Personality Scale, The Rotter Internal-External Scale, The Beck Hopelessness Scale and The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. ANOVA and multiple regression statistical methods were applied. Results indicated that internal locus of control; self-esteem and extraversion predicted hopelessness.<p />",
language="",
issn="1877-0428",
doi="10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.12.401",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.12.401"
}