Locus of control
| External locus of control | Internal locus of control |
|---|---|
| “Usually, if I’m not very good at something, I won’t continue doing it” [Brittany]. | “I play video games. You can play with your friends. You can talk to them. And you can try to win; it’s fun” [George]. |
| “Okay, I’d say … at the moment not really, just because I don’t have my driver’s license. Not my fulls [full driver’s licence], anyway; um, so it’s kind of hard living in a certain area” [Lucas] | “Definitely go out and learn new stuff. Because if you don’t then you’re going to be really bored […] it doesn’t matter if you don’t like it or not, at least try” [Zuri] |
| “That gets in the way of almost everything; my lack of time due to being [disabled]” [Annie] | “I have a passion for them. I get to meet new people. And overall, I just enjoy spending time doing these things” [Ezra] |
| “[Options are] sort of limited? Because of like, location. Yeah, I can’t always go like from where I live on the [area name redacted] to like, say [town name redacted] every day. Like mainly it’s gas [price] wise, and just travel” [Noah] | A lot of people are afraid to try new things because they’re afraid they’re aren’t going to be good at it. That’s also another thing. But um, that’s kind of the whole point. Once you try it, get used to it, get good at it, then it’s just something that becomes part of you” [Amy] |
| External locus of control | Internal locus of control |
|---|---|
| “Usually, if I’m not very good at something, I won’t continue doing it” [Brittany]. | “I play video games. You can play with your friends. You can talk to them. And you can try to win; it’s fun” [George]. |
| “Okay, I’d say … at the moment not really, just because I don’t have my driver’s license. Not my fulls [full driver’s licence], anyway; um, so it’s kind of hard living in a certain area” [Lucas] | “Definitely go out and learn new stuff. Because if you don’t then you’re going to be really bored […] it doesn’t matter if you don’t like it or not, at least try” [Zuri] |
| “That gets in the way of almost everything; my lack of time due to being [disabled]” [Annie] | “I have a passion for them. I get to meet new people. And overall, I just enjoy spending time doing these things” [Ezra] |
| “[Options are] sort of limited? Because of like, location. Yeah, I can’t always go like from where I live on the [area name redacted] to like, say [town name redacted] every day. Like mainly it’s gas [price] wise, and just travel” [Noah] | A lot of people are afraid to try new things because they’re afraid they’re aren’t going to be good at it. That’s also another thing. But um, that’s kind of the whole point. Once you try it, get used to it, get good at it, then it’s just something that becomes part of you” [Amy] |
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