• M.C. Fujica

Abstract Objective: To examine the relationship between Locus of Control (LOC) and Coping strategies among school going adolescents. Method: 300 schools going adolescents (male=150, female=150) of 11 years to 16 years attending high school were selected using stratified random sampling technique. Locus of Control Scale and Coping Check List were administered to assess the locus of control and coping strategies of the study samples respectively. Results: Results indicated that there was no significant relationship between problem focussed coping strategy and the LOC (p-value = 0.677). A significant relationship existed between Emotion focussed coping Strategy and the different dimensions of LOC (p-value= 0.002) as well as between Social Support coping strategies with respect to the three different dimensions of LOC (p-value= 0.001). Conclusion: The findings of the present study revealed that adolescents having External Locus of Control used Emotion Focussed coping strategies more than the adolescents having Internal and Intermediate Locus of Control. Also, adolescents having Internal Locus of Control used Social Support coping strategies more than the adolescents having External and Intermediate Locus of Control.

Locus of control, coping strategy, adolescents

"Relationship Between Locus of Control and Coping Strategies Among School Going Adolescents", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.4-7, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906J85.pdf

"Relationship Between Locus of Control and Coping Strategies Among School Going Adolescents", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp4-7, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906J85.pdf