Apathy Correlates with Self-Esteem: A Study of Personality

Author

Orie Kristel IV, Ursinus College
Jen Young, Ursinus College
Kate Ruley, Ursinus College
Laura Seidel, Ursinus College
Denise Krch, Ursinus College
John Nonnemacher, Ursinus College
David Helfand, Ursinus College
Shawn Ogiba, Ursinus College

Volume

4

Number

2

Department

Dept. of Psychology

Publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Place of Publication

Chattanooga (Tenn.)

Date

1996

Abstract

To study apathy and the variables that influence it, a psychological research methods class from a small, liberal arts, northeastern college devised a 10 item questionnaire. The questionnaire included a student designed apathy scale, a Locus of Control scale, a Self-Esteem scale, and a number o f demographic questions. The hypothesis that high apathy levels would be con-elated with low self-esteem and an external locus of control was supported. The discussion argues that learned helplessness may contribute to the apathy scores and may be the "common denominator" underlying student apathy, low self- esteem, and external locus of control.

Subject

Psychology

Keyword

Apathy; self-esteem; personality

Discipline

Psychology

Document Type

article

DCMI Type

Text

Language

English

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Recommended Citation

Kristel, Orie IV; Young, Jen; Ruley, Kate; Seidel, Laura; Krch, Denise; Nonnemacher, John; Helfand, David; and Ogiba, Shawn (1996) "Apathy Correlates with Self-Esteem: A Study of Personality," Modern Psychological Studies: Vol. 4: No. 2, Article 1.
Available at: https://scholar.utc.edu/mps/vol4/iss2/1