TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - The role of self-esteem, locus of control and big five personality traits in predicting hopelessness
JO  - Procedia - social and behavioral sciences
A1  - Mutlu, Tansu
A1  - Balbag, Zafer
A1  - Cemrek, Fatih
SP  - 1788
EP  - 1792
VL  - 9
IS  - 
N2  - 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 />
LA  - 
SN  - 1877-0428
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.12.401
ID  - ref1
ER  -