Relationship between aggression, empathy and locus of control amidst Thai political crisis

Abstract

This study aimed to examine the relationship between aggression, empathy and locus of control amidst Thai political crisis. Instruments were The Toronto Empathy Questionnaire, Aggression Questionnaire, and Internal-external locus of control scale. Participants consisted of 74 undergraduates who were affected by Thai Political Crisis. Data were analyzed by using Pearson‟s correlation and multiple regression, results had shown that there was a negative correlation between empathy and aggression (r = -.23, p = .040) while high internal locus of control had been found to correlate with aggression (r = -.31, p = .006). Multiple regression analysis also revealed that together, locus of control and empathy, are also a significant predictor of aggression (R2 = .11, p = .014). While the direction of locus of control alone was significant in predicting aggression, with standardized regression coefficient of locus of control at -0.26 (β = -0.26, p = .039), empathy alone on the other hand was not a significant predictor (β = -0.12, p = .348).