RELATIONSHIP OF FIELD-DEPENDENCE INDEPENDENCE WITH LEARNING STYLES AND LOCUS OF CONTROL AMONG REGISTERED NURSES

This study investigated the relations among scores on field dependence /independence, learning styles, and locus of control for 199 Registere d Nurses. Hypotheses were that nurses with higher scores on field inde pendence would score higher on internal locus of control and nurses wi th scores on concrete learning styles would score higher on field inde pendence and internal locus of control. The Group Embedded Figures Tes t, Learning Style Inventory, and the Internal-External Scale, and a de mographic questionnaire were administered. Analysis showed that nurses were field dependent, used the Reflective Observation mode of learnin g, displayed abstract and active learning styles, and scored as intern al on the measure of locus of control.