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This study recruited 182 participants (126 female, 56 male) to complete a survey consisting of three scales examining the relationship 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; and 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, and self-esteem and LOC.
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Shubina, I. (2018). Locus of Control and Sense of Happiness: A Mediating Role of Self-esteem?. In: Leung, MT., Tan, LM. (eds) Applied Psychology Readings. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-8034-0_6
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