Locus of Control and Sense of Happiness: A Mediating Role of Self-esteem?

Abstract

This study recruited 182 participants (126 female, 56 male) to complete a survey consisting of 3 scales examining the relation between self-esteem, happiness and locus of control (LOC) among high school students in Kuwait. It is recognized that the relationship between self-esteem, happiness, locus of control is complex: internal LOC is related to rather high self-esteem; self-esteem is a powerful and important psychological factor in mental health and well-being; the feeling of being empowered is associated with significant achievements and high self-esteem; strong and appropriate self-esteem is correlated with more internal LOC. A plenty of various empirical studies results have been analyzed in order to establish theoretical basis for empirical study. Data were collected using Oxford Happiness Questionnaire, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and Locus of control scale (T. Petti). The purpose of this study is to investigate the mediating role of self-esteem, exploring the relationships between self-esteem and happiness, self-esteem and LOC.