The Relationship between Resilience and Locus of Control in Students of Alborz University of Medical Sciences in 2017

Resilience is defined as a successful acclimatization process with injurious experiences. The concept of the source of control refers to human's ability in controlling conditions and environmental events. In some surveys, resilience and locus of control are known as factors affecting academic progress of students. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between students’ resilience and their source of control with their academic performance conducted at Paramedical School, Alborz University of Medical Sciences.
This cross-sectional study was performed with180 students at Alborz University of Medical Sciences with simple stratified random sampling. Data collection tools included a demographic questionnaire, student's total average, Connor-Davidson standardized resilience questionnaires, and Rotter's locus of control. In order to analyze the data, SPSS 23 software and descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) and analytical statistics (Pearson and Spearman correlation coefficient, independent t-test, multiple linear regression) were used.
The results showed that there was a significant relationship between resilience and locus of control, i.e. the resilient individuals had internal locus of control (r=-0.418, P The results showed that off campus students were more resilient and had a better academic performance than on-campus students.