LOCUS OF CONTROL AS DETERMINANTS OF ONLINE - DATING BEHAVIOUR AMONG GRADUATES IN KWARA - STATE
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This study investigated locus of control as determinant of online dating among university students in Kwara State. Descriptive survey design with correlational approach was adopted. 380 university students from four universities in Kwara State were the respondents of the study. Instruments for data collection were Online Dating Behaviour Scale adapted from Tinsel (2019) Survey and locus of control scale adapted from Rotter (1966). Three null hypotheses were generated and tested at .05 alpha levels. Pearson Product Moment Correlation was used. Result showed a significant relationship between online dating and internal locus of control of university students in Kwara State (r. calculated = 0.41, df = 378 and p < 0.05); a significant relationship between online dating and powerful others locus of control of university students in Kwara State (r. calculated = -0.62, df = 378 and p < 0.05); a significant relationship between online dating and chance locus of control of university students in Kwara State (r. calculated = -0.26, df = 378 and p < 0.05). Recommendations based on the finding of the study were proffered.
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Ellison, N. E., Heino, R., & Gibbs, J. L. (2020). Managing Impressions Online: Self presentation processes in the online dating environment. Journal of Computer Mediated Communication, 1 (5), 415–441.
Evans, K., & Brase, G. L. (2017). Assessing sex differences and similarities in mate preferences. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 24 (8), 781–791.
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Ibrahim A. (2013). A systematic review of studies of depression on University Students. Clinical Therapy Journals, 47(2), 391-400.
Judge V. P. (2020). Effects of personality traits (big five) on expatriates adjustment and job performance, equality, diversity and inclusion: An International Journal, 33 (1), 73-96.
Judge, V. O., Erez K. L., Bono V., & Thoresen, P. (2020). Personality Traits and Drug Consumption. A Story Told by Data. Springer, Chamar Xiv:2015.06520. ISBN 978-3-030-10441-2.
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Lindert, J. (2014). Sexual and physical abuse in childhood is associated with depression and anxiety over the life course: systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Public Health. 59 (2) 359–372.
Lundberg, D. (2012). Is human mating adventitious or the result of lawful choice? A twin study of mate selection. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 65, 56–68
Lundberg, G. (2012). Assortative mating and marital quality in newlyweds: A couple-centered approach. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 5 (3), 388- 391.
Lynch, S., Hurford, D. P., & Cole, A. (2020). Parental enabling attitudes and locus of control of at-risk and honours students: a publication in Norton, 37 (147), 527-550.
Mamlin, N., Harris, K. R., & Case, L. P. (2015). A methodological analysis of research on locus of control and learning disabilities: Rethinking a common assumption. The Journal of Special Education, 34 (4), 214-225.
National University Commission. (2019). Nigeria University System Statistical Digest, Abuja: National University Commission.
Olaide, E & Adewole, S. (2021). Making Music: The development of personal relationships online and acomparison to their off-line counterparts. Journal of Social Personal, 3 (9) 325-329.
Sohn, V., & Leckenby Y. L. (2015). “Locus of control and interactive advertising: Paper presented at the 2015 Annual Conference of the American Academy of Advertising, Salt Lake City, Utah, March.
Thompson, T., Davidson, J. A., & Barber, J. G. (1995). Self-worth protection in achievement motivation: Performance effects and attributional behaviour. Journal of Educational Psychology, 87(4), 598-610.
Toma, C. L., Hancock, J. T., & Ellison, N. B. (2018). Separating fact from fiction: An examination of deceptive self-presentation on online dating profiles. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, pp 34, 1023–1036
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