Locus of Control as Determinants of Online - Dating Behaviour Among Graduates in Kwara – State

Ibraheem Islamiyyah Olajire (Department of Educational Management and Counselling, Faculty of Education, Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, Nigeria)
Esere Mary Ogechi (Department of Educational Management and Counselling, Faculty of Education, Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, Nigeria)

International Journal of Informatics, Information System and Computer Engineering (INJIISCOM)
Vol. 6 No. 1 (2025): INJIISCOM: VOLUME 6, ISSUE 1, JUNE 2025

This study investigated the influence of locus of control on online dating behaviors among university students in Kwara State. Employing a descriptive correlational survey design, data were collected from 380 students across four universities using adapted versions of the Online Dating Behaviour Scale and locus of control scale. Three null hypotheses were tested at a 0.05 significance level via Pearson Product-Moment Correlation. The findings demonstrated a significant positive correlation between online dating and an internal locus of control (r = 0.41, p < 0.05). Conversely, significant negative correlations emerged between online dating and both powerful others (r = -0.62) and chance (r = -0.26) loci of control. The study provides actionable recommendations based on these psychological determinants