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On the Relationship between Adolescents' Tendency to Superstition and the Source of Control

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  • Shahla Kashiha

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We live in a real world but we still see the existence of many beliefs that do not match up with any logic but magic! This study aimed at identifying the relationship between superstition and locus of control and finding out whether people with more superstitious beliefs were more in an external locus of control or internal. Two hundred and fifty students in grades one, two and three in Beheshti high school in Qazvin, Iran participated in this study. To measure source of control, Rutter questionnaire consisting of twenty nine items was used and superstitions were also evaluated using a questionnaire. The results revealed that there was significant relationship between external sources of control and having superstitious beliefs. The results also highlighted the fact that while the relationship between two variables of research was positive, but with the increase in the score of the external and internal source of control, positive relationship with the superstitions variable was reduced.

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  • Shahla Kashiha, 2015. "On the Relationship between Adolescents' Tendency to Superstition and the Source of Control," International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, Human Resource Management Academic Research Society, International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, vol. 5(4), pages 134-145, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:hur:ijarbs:v:5:y:2015:i:4:p:134-145
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