• Sandhya CS
• Dr.Stalin Raphel
• Dr. Lovie Abro
• Dr. Jayan TD

Teacher self-efficacy is a critical predictor of future classroom success, job satisfaction, and resilience. This study investigated the relationship between locus of control and teaching self-efficacy among teacher trainees. A sample of 150 final-year Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) students was selected using a purposive sampling technique. Participants completed two standardized instruments: Rotter's Locus of Control Scale and the Teachers' Sense of Efficacy Scale (TSES). Pearson correlation analysis revealed a significant positive relationship between an internal locus of control and overall teaching self-efficacy (r = .68, p < .001). Furthermore, a significant negative relationship was found between an external locus of control and teaching self-efficacy (r = -.59, p < .001). Multiple regression analysis indicated that locus of control orientation significantly predicted teaching self-efficacy, accounting for 46% of the variance. Consistent with emerging theoretical models, the findings support a conceptual framework where an internal locus of control may foster the development of robust self-efficacy beliefs, which in turn are linked to positive professional outcomes such as organizational commitment and subjective well-being. The study concludes with evidence-based recommendations for integrating psychological constructs like locus of control into teacher training curricula, suggesting that targeted interventions to promote an internal locus of control could be an effective strategy for fostering the development of robust self-efficacy in future educators

locus of control, teaching self-efficacy, teacher trainees, pre-service teachers, teacher education, personality and teaching.

"THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LOCUS OF CONTROL AND TEACHING SELF-EFFICACY AMONG TEACHER TRAINEES", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 12, page no.d333-d341, December-2025, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2512344.pdf

"THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LOCUS OF CONTROL AND TEACHING SELF-EFFICACY AMONG TEACHER TRAINEES", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 12, page no. ppd333-d341, December-2025, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2512344.pdf