• SUNAINA GOSWAMI
• Dr Sanjay Ghosh

Locus of control is a mental idea that alludes to how strongly individuals accept they have power over the circumstances and encounters that influence their lives. In training, locus of control commonly alludes to how young adults see the reasons for their scholastic achievement or disappointment in their work. Young adults with an "internal locus of control" for the most part accept that their prosperity or disappointment is a consequence of the work and difficult work they put resources into their work. Understudies with an "outside locus of control" for the most part accept that their success or disappointments result from outer components outside their ability to control, like karma, destiny, situation, bad form, inclination, or instructors who are out of line, biased, or incompetent. For instance, students with an interior locus of control may pin horrible scores on their inability to examine, though understudies with an outside locus of control might fault an unjustifiable instructor or test for their uninspired showing. Locus of control has been found a significant indicator for the young adults in relation with other variables like -Self-esteem ( JC Pruessner et. al. 2005), workplace policies (M caliendo et. al., 2020), alcohol consumption (NM Noor, 2006). So, the purpose of the present study is to determine the Locus of Control in young adults. In this regard, Locus of Control devised by Julian Rotter (1966) has been used. 20 males and 20 females have been taken for the study. Results indicates that the mean scores of female subjects is higher than the mean score of males subjects in terms of external Locus of Control (male=14.61 and female= 15.45). The SD scores have shown that (male= 4.06, female=3.37) females have also shown lesser variability in responses compared to male subjects in the study. t test has not been found significant at 0.05 level which indicates the mean scores are not statistically significant. Therefore, it may be concluded that female subjects have shown more external locus of control compared to males and both scores are of above average in terms of external locus of control.

"To determine the Locus of Control in young adults", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 2, page no.d379-d387, February-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2202353.pdf

"To determine the Locus of Control in young adults", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 2, page no. ppd379-d387, February-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2202353.pdf