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The mediating role of perceived social support in the relationships between general causality orientations and locus of control with psychopathological symptoms

Author(s) / Creator(s)

Dağ, İhsan
Şen, Gamze

Abstract / Description

The main aim of this study is to investigate the mediator role of perceived social support in the relationship between general causality orientations and locus of control with psychopathological symptoms. Total 751 participants were consisted of 558 female ages between 17 and 36 (Female M = 19.03, SD = 0.09) (74.3%), 192 male ages between 17 and 37 (Male M = 20.71, SD = 0.17) (25.6%) and a participant who did not provide any gender information. We used the General Causality Orientations Scale (GCOS) and Locus of Control Scale (LOCS) in order to understand the basic motivation for the emergence of behavior. Beck depression Inventory (BDI) used to evaluate the psychological symptoms for depression, Maudsley Obsessive Compulsive Inventory (MOCI) for obsessive-compulsive symptomology and Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) for overall psychological distress and finally to evaluate mediating role of social support used the Perceived Social Support Scale (PSSS). According to the results, having internal locus of control and autonomy orientation have shown positive effect to statistically significant predictors for psychological symptomology, having external locus of control and impersonal orientation have shown negative effect. Perceived social support was found to be suited for the role of partial mediator, and social support from friends was found to have more positive roles than social support from family. In conclusion, exceedingly considerable to conduct further research in order to contribute to the understanding of the mediating role of general causality orientations and locus of control with psychopathology symptomology.

Keyword(s)

locus of control perceived social support psychological symptoms general causality orientations OCD depression

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Date of first publication

2018-08-31

Journal title

Europe's Journal of Psychology

Volume

14

Issue

3

Page numbers

531–553

Publisher

PsychOpen GOLD

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publishedVersion

Review status

peerReviewed

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Citation

Dağ,, & Şen, G. (2018). The mediating role of perceived social support in the relationships between general causality orientations and locus of control with psychopathological symptoms. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 14(3), 531–553. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v14i3.1563
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Dağ, İhsan
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Şen, Gamze
  • PsychArchives acquisition timestamp
    2018-11-21T10:00:29Z
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    2018-11-21T10:00:29Z
  • Date of first publication
    2018-08-31
  • Abstract / Description
    The main aim of this study is to investigate the mediator role of perceived social support in the relationship between general causality orientations and locus of control with psychopathological symptoms. Total 751 participants were consisted of 558 female ages between 17 and 36 (Female M = 19.03, SD = 0.09) (74.3%), 192 male ages between 17 and 37 (Male M = 20.71, SD = 0.17) (25.6%) and a participant who did not provide any gender information. We used the General Causality Orientations Scale (GCOS) and Locus of Control Scale (LOCS) in order to understand the basic motivation for the emergence of behavior. Beck depression Inventory (BDI) used to evaluate the psychological symptoms for depression, Maudsley Obsessive Compulsive Inventory (MOCI) for obsessive-compulsive symptomology and Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) for overall psychological distress and finally to evaluate mediating role of social support used the Perceived Social Support Scale (PSSS). According to the results, having internal locus of control and autonomy orientation have shown positive effect to statistically significant predictors for psychological symptomology, having external locus of control and impersonal orientation have shown negative effect. Perceived social support was found to be suited for the role of partial mediator, and social support from friends was found to have more positive roles than social support from family. In conclusion, exceedingly considerable to conduct further research in order to contribute to the understanding of the mediating role of general causality orientations and locus of control with psychopathology symptomology.
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  • Publication status
    publishedVersion
  • Review status
    peerReviewed
  • Citation
    Dağ,, & Şen, G. (2018). The mediating role of perceived social support in the relationships between general causality orientations and locus of control with psychopathological symptoms. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 14(3), 531–553. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v14i3.1563
  • ISSN
    1841-0413
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1122
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.1314
  • Language of content
    eng
  • Publisher
    PsychOpen GOLD
  • Is version of
    https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v14i3.1563
  • Keyword(s)
    locus of control
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  • Keyword(s)
    perceived social support
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  • Keyword(s)
    psychological symptoms
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  • Keyword(s)
    general causality orientations
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  • Keyword(s)
    OCD
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  • Keyword(s)
    depression
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  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    The mediating role of perceived social support in the relationships between general causality orientations and locus of control with psychopathological symptoms
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  • DRO type
    article
  • Issue
    3
  • Journal title
    Europe's Journal of Psychology
  • Page numbers
    531–553
  • Volume
    14
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