Locus Of Control Orientation: Parents, Peers, And Place

Article 1 – Locus of Control Orientation: Parents, Peers, and Place This article examines the antecedent of an internal locus of control. The article notes that an internal locus of control contributes to positive youth outcomes such as academic success and general well-being while simultaneously serving as a protective factor that helps limit general negative behaviors, like violence. In the article, it is noted that little is understood about the formation of an internal locus of control, therefore, how to encourage its formation during an individual’s early years is unclear. In order to better understand how an internal locus of control is formed, the researchers use data collected by the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods …show more content…
In the first study, the researchers focused on whether age differences in agentic and communal values shower the same patters across a wide spectrum of countries individualism and collectivism. At the end of the first study, they found that age was generally positively associated with communal personal values and was either not associated or negatively associated with agentic values. In the second study, the researchers tested whether people in different cultures increased the consonance between their personal and cultural values with age. At the end of the second study, they received the same results as the first study. Both studies were done through the administration of survey that cover 10 items: power, achievement, hedonism, stimulation, self-direction, universalism, benevolence, tradition, conformity, and security. The data presented in this article is accurate and reliable. There were no noted limitations in the text and the article was published in May of 2016, giving data that represents the current population. This article will be a part of the second portion of the benchmark that requires a description of how cultural and social difference in other influence my personal behavior and perception. This article provides insight as to how personal values and age correlate, which is not necessarily the focus of this section, but, will add more …show more content…
A prior study indicated that health professionals frequently preferred providing care to younger patients as opposed to elderly patients, with the reason being that younger patients will live longer, be healthier, and be more productive than elderly patients. Essentially, nurses’ and physicians’ view elderly patients at a lower functional level that a younger patient, which in turn impacts the attitudes, prejudices, and beliefs of the nurses and physicians. The study was completed by the administration of a questionnaire form and the Ageism Attitude Scale. At the end of the study, the researchers concluded that health professionals who frequently worked with elderly patients generally had positive perceptions and attitudes towards the elderly population, while professionals who had little experience with elderly patients showed more discrimination, most likely as a result of their lack of experience with elderly patients. The results presented in this article are accurate and reliable, as there were no noted limitations and the article is relatively new, with its publication being in 2014. This article will play a role in the section of the benchmark that requires a description of how a medical practitioner’s behavior, perceptions, and reactions to the world can impact the well-being of the patients they treat. While this article does not specifically