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'''Locus of control''' is the "extent to which you feel in control of the events that influence your life."<ref>[https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-locus-of-control-2795434 Locus of Control and Your Life]</ref>

'''Locus of control''' is the "extent to which you feel in control of the events that influence your life."<ref>[https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-locus-of-control-2795434 Locus of Control and Your Life]</ref>

It is important to note that locus of control is a continuum. No one has a 100% external or internal locus of control. Instead, most people lie somewhere on the continuum between the two extremes.<ref>[https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-locus-of-control-2795434 Locus of Control and Your Life]</ref>}}

It is important to note that locus of control is a continuum. No one has a 100% external or internal locus of control. Instead, most people lie somewhere on the continuum between the two extremes.<ref>[https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-locus-of-control-2795434 Locus of Control and Your Life]</ref>}}

   

   

[[Christianity]] teaches the sovereignty of God<ref>[https://www.crossway.org/articles/10-key-bible-verses-on-gods-sovereignty/ 10 Key Bible Verses on God’s Sovereignty], Crossway.org</ref>, but it also teaches that one has [[free will]] and that Christians are co-labors with God (1 Corinthians 3:9).

[[Christianity]] teaches the [[sovereignty]] of [[God]].<ref>[https://www.crossway.org/articles/10-key-bible-verses-on-gods-sovereignty/ 10 Key Bible Verses on God’s Sovereignty], Crossway.org</ref> But it also teaches that one has [[free will]] and that Christians are co-labors with God (1 Corinthians 3:9).

== Core self-evaluations and developing an internal locus of control ==

== Core self-evaluations and developing an internal locus of control ==

[[Core self-evaluations]] (CSE) is a [[Psychology|psychological]] "theory that includes four [[personality]] dimensions: [[self-esteem]], [[self-efficacy]], locus of control" and [[neuroticism]].<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7233533/ Personality traits of core self-evaluation as predictors on clinical decision-making in nursing profession], PLoS One. 2020; 15(5): e0233435. Published online 2020 May 18. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0233435</ref><ref>[https://www.mindtools.com/aji792a/core-self-evaluations Core self-evaluations]</ref><ref>[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042811005106 Validity and Reliability of Core Self-Evaluations Scale in Iranian Employees], Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences 15 (2011) 1561–1565</ref> "Core self-evaluations are instinctive judgments that we all make about ourselves and our lives."<ref>[https://www.mindtools.com/aji792a/core-self-evaluations Core self-evaluations]</ref>

[[Core self-evaluations]] (CSE) is a [[Psychology|psychological]] "theory that includes four [[personality]] dimensions: [[self-esteem]], [[self-efficacy]], locus of control" and [[neuroticism]].<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7233533/ Personality traits of core self-evaluation as predictors on clinical decision-making in nursing profession], PLoS One. 2020; 15(5): e0233435. Published online 2020 May 18. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0233435</ref><ref>[https://www.mindtools.com/aji792a/core-self-evaluations Core self-evaluations]</ref><ref>[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042811005106 Validity and Reliability of Core Self-Evaluations Scale in Iranian Employees], Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences 15 (2011) 1561–1565</ref> "Core self-evaluations are instinctive judgments that we all make about ourselves and our lives."<ref>[https://www.mindtools.com/aji792a/core-self-evaluations Core self-evaluations]</ref>

According to Medical News Today, neuroticism is a long-term tendency to be in a negative or [[Anxiety|anxious]] emotional state. It is not a medical condition but a [[personality]] trait. People often confuse this with [[neurosis]]."<ref>[https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/246608 Neuroses and neuroticism: What's the difference?], Medical News Today</ref> "Negative emotions are unpleasant and disruptive emotional reactions. Examples of negative emotions include sadness, fear, anger, or jealousy. These feelings aren't just unpleasant; they also make it hard to function in your normal daily life, and they interfere with your ability to accomplish goals."<ref>[https://www.verywellmind.com/how-should-i-deal-with-negative-emotions-3144603 How to Deal With Negative Emotions]</ref>

According to Medical News Today, neuroticism is a long-term tendency to be in a negative or [[Anxiety|anxious]] emotional state. It is not a medical condition but a [[personality]] trait. People often confuse this with [[neurosis]]."<ref>[https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/246608 Neuroses and neuroticism: What's the difference?], Medical News Today</ref>  

 

"Negative emotions are unpleasant and disruptive emotional reactions. Examples of negative emotions include sadness, fear, anger, or jealousy. These feelings aren't just unpleasant; they also make it hard to function in your normal daily life, and they interfere with your ability to accomplish goals."<ref>[https://www.verywellmind.com/how-should-i-deal-with-negative-emotions-3144603 How to Deal With Negative Emotions]</ref> According to James Madison University: "There are 8 primary emotions. You are born with these emotions wired into your brain. That wiring causes your body to react in certain ways and for you to have certain urges when the emotion arises."<ref>[https://www.jmu.edu/counselingctr/files/About%20Emotions.pdf About emotions], James Madison University</ref> See: [https://www.6seconds.org/2022/03/13/plutchik-wheel-emotions/ List of primary emotions] and [https://www.jmu.edu/counselingctr/files/About%20Emotions.pdf List of primary emotions at James Madison University].

One way to improve one's core self-evaluation is to increase one's internal locus of control.<ref>[https://www.mindtools.com/aji792a/core-self-evaluations Core self-evaluations]</ref><ref>[https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-locus-of-control-2795434 Locus of Control and Your Life]</ref>

One way to improve one's core self-evaluation is to increase one's internal locus of control.<ref>[https://www.mindtools.com/aji792a/core-self-evaluations Core self-evaluations]</ref><ref>[https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-locus-of-control-2795434 Locus of Control and Your Life]</ref>

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