This paper analyzes the link between young people's sense (locus) of control over their lives and their investments in education. We find that young people with a more internal locus of control have a higher probability of finishing secondary school and, conditional on completion, meeting the requirements to obtain a university entrance rank. Moreover, those with an internal locus of control who obtain a university entrance rank achieve somewhat higher rankings than do their peers who have a more external locus of control. Not surprisingly, there is a negative relationship between growing up in disadvantage and educational outcomes. However, this effect does not appear to operate indirectly by increasing the likelihood of having a more exte...
The main purpose of the research is to find out the relation of social-demographic factors (educatio...
The relationship between academic achievement and locus of control is considered with some key demog...
This study focused on locus of control in relation to decision-making and community participation. T...
What is the link between young people’s sense (locus) of control over their lives and their investme...
This paper analyzes the link between young people's sense (locus) of control over their lives and th...
Este documento analiza la asociación entre la percepción de control que los jóvenes tienen de sus vi...
Using unique information for a cohort of Australian youth, this paper explores the association betwe...
Internal locus of control is associated with academic success and indicators of wellbeing in youth. ...
Internal locus of control is associated with academic success and indicators of wellbeing in youth. ...
An internal locus of control may be particularly valuable for youth with low socioeconomic status (S...
This paper presents an economic model of how teenagers ’ outlooks–specifically their locus of contro...
This paper establishes that individuals with an internal locus of control, i.e., who believe that re...
The transition from compulsory schooling to upper-secondary education is a crucial and frequently di...
This paper builds upon Cunha’s (2015) subjective rationality model in which parents have a subjectiv...
We propose a model in which parents have a subjective belief about the impact of their investment on...
The main purpose of the research is to find out the relation of social-demographic factors (educatio...
The relationship between academic achievement and locus of control is considered with some key demog...
This study focused on locus of control in relation to decision-making and community participation. T...
What is the link between young people’s sense (locus) of control over their lives and their investme...
This paper analyzes the link between young people's sense (locus) of control over their lives and th...
Este documento analiza la asociación entre la percepción de control que los jóvenes tienen de sus vi...
Using unique information for a cohort of Australian youth, this paper explores the association betwe...
Internal locus of control is associated with academic success and indicators of wellbeing in youth. ...
Internal locus of control is associated with academic success and indicators of wellbeing in youth. ...
An internal locus of control may be particularly valuable for youth with low socioeconomic status (S...
This paper presents an economic model of how teenagers ’ outlooks–specifically their locus of contro...
This paper establishes that individuals with an internal locus of control, i.e., who believe that re...
The transition from compulsory schooling to upper-secondary education is a crucial and frequently di...
This paper builds upon Cunha’s (2015) subjective rationality model in which parents have a subjectiv...
We propose a model in which parents have a subjective belief about the impact of their investment on...
The main purpose of the research is to find out the relation of social-demographic factors (educatio...
The relationship between academic achievement and locus of control is considered with some key demog...
This study focused on locus of control in relation to decision-making and community participation. T...