SITUATION-SPECIFIC INDICATORS OF LOCUS OF CONTROL IN THE CONTEXT OF SOCIAL COMPARISONS

The article examines the relationship between such indicators as orientation towards social comparisons, orientation towards physical appearance comparisons, self-attitude depending on the individual’s locus of control and age characteristics. The study involved 196 respondents aged from 14 to 75 years. Pearson correlation analysis was used to analyse the data. The study shows that there is a significant relationship between self-attitude, social comparisons and locus of control in all age groups. Also, the presented results reflect differences in the relationships between respondents with different orientations of the locus of control in the age groups “youth” and “teenagers”.