Essence of Locus of Control and Loneliness on Online Flow, Depression, Subjective Happiness and Satisfaction with Life
Soma Parija,
Asmita Shukla
Issue:
Volume 2, Issue 5, September 2013
Pages:
52-58
Received:
10 October 2013
Published:
10 November 2013
Abstract: This empirical study demonstrates locus of control and loneliness as important variables predicting online flow experience, depression, subjective happiness and satisfaction with life. Locus of control was categorized into two categories, namely high (external locus of control) and low (internal locus of control). Similarly loneliness was also categorized into high and low loneliness. Data was collected from 342 participants (184 males and 158 females) using a structured questionnaire that contained all the variables of the study. Statistical techniques such as reliability and multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) were used to analyze the data. Results revealed significant main effects of locus of control and loneliness on online flow experience, depression, subjective happiness and satisfaction with life. External locus of control and loneliness had a positive effect on online flow experience and depression, and a negative effect on subjective happiness and satisfaction with life. Interaction effects indicated that an individual has high online flow experience and high depression, and low subjective happiness when he/she has external locus of control and suffers from high loneliness. But the interaction effect of locus of control and loneliness on satisfaction with life was insignificant. The limitations, future directions and details of findings of the study have been suitably discussed.
Abstract: This empirical study demonstrates locus of control and loneliness as important variables predicting online flow experience, depression, subjective happiness and satisfaction with life. Locus of control was categorized into two categories, namely high (external locus of control) and low (internal locus of control). Similarly loneliness was also cate...
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Terminal Values as Predictors of Religious Experience in the Lives of Married Couples and Singles
Issue:
Volume 2, Issue 5, September 2013
Pages:
59-67
Received:
18 October 2013
Published:
10 November 2013
Abstract: The aims of the research I embarked on were: (a) to show the preference of terminal values in personal and in social character as well as the level of religious experience: God's presence and God's absence among singles and married couples; and (b) to show the relation between terminal values in personal and in social character and religious experience: God's presence and God's absence in two groups: singles and married couples. In the research the following methods were applied. In order to define the level of religious experience: God's presence and God's absence - the Scale of Religious Experience (SRE) by S. Głaz, and in order to show the terminal values preference among the singles and married couples the Rokeach Value Survey (RVS) was applied. The research was carried out in Kraków. The age of the respondents ranged from 35 to 45. All people were Polish born. The analysis of the subject matter seems to indicate: Married couples have a higher level of religious experience of God's presence than singles. Married couples respect most two values in social character (mature love, true friendship), and two values in personal character (a comfortable life, freedom). Singles respect most three values in personal character (a comfortable life, a successful life, freedom), and one social value (mature love). The strongest variables which contribute to accounting for the variance of religious experience (God's presence and God's absence) were found to be two values in personal character: freedom in case of singles and wisdom in case of married couples.
Abstract: The aims of the research I embarked on were: (a) to show the preference of terminal values in personal and in social character as well as the level of religious experience: God's presence and God's absence among singles and married couples; and (b) to show the relation between terminal values in personal and in social character and religious experi...
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