Adversity quotient ditinjau dari orientasi locus of control pada individu difabel

Abstract

Nowadays phenomenon were that many individuals with disabilities was able to achieve the goal of life and also they could live as a normal person in the middle of the limitations and disability that they had. It’s based on their ability to change the difficulty and belief that behavior is determined by the source itself. Individual's ability to overcome obstacles and turn into opportunities is adversity quotient while the individual beliefs of the source behavior is locus of control. This study aims to find differences in levels of adversity quotient in terms of locus of control orientation of the individual. The reasearch method that used in this study were adversity quotient scale and locus of control scale which is tested on 29 people with physical disabilities. This study found that there is no difference in the level of adversity quotient in terms of locus of control orientation on individuals with disabilities. Thus could be seen from Z value were lower than 1,93 wich is the requirement for 0,05 as critical value . (Z= 0,315; α = 0,05; Z < 1,93)

Keywords

• adversity quotient
• locus of control
• individuals with disabilities