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Both executive functions and locus of control start to develop in childhood and represent different nature. However, do they develop quite independently? Locus of control is an important dimension of personality which may be located on the continuum with two ends: internal and external locus of control. The research repeatedly indicate that in developmental changes of locus of control the educational influences are regarded as a key factor (Kulas, 1998; Loeb, 1975). More contemporary research suggest that there might be also biological basis of locus of control (Declerck, Boone et al., 2006; Kochanska, Murray et al., 2000). Specifically, brain mechanisms responsible for self-regulation might be linked to biological bases of locus of control. In self-regulation processes, executive functions play the key role as they have an influence on the efficacy of intentional human behaviours. High efficacy of behaviours and – as
a consequence - the feeling of satisfaction, may support the formation of internal locus of control. The research objective is to determine the connection between executive function’s efficiency and locus of control in five-year old children. In spite of lack of empirical evidence from small children, it was assumed that children with high executive function’s efficiency manifest more often internal locus of control (in contrast to children with low executive function’s efficiency.
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17951/j.2016.29.3.83
Date of publication: 2017-06-28 11:17:23
Date of submission: 2016-03-10 13:30:18
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