Locus of Control and Health: A Review of the Literature

SAGE Publications - Tập 6 Số 1 - Trang 107-117 - 1978
Barbara Strudler Wallston1, Kenneth A. Wallston2
1George Peabody College for Teachers, Nashville, Tennessee
2Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee

Tóm tắt

Locus of control, qn individual difference construct from social learning theory, has shown some promise in predicting and explaining specific health-related behaviors. Research is reviewed on the utility of the locus of control construct in understanding smoking reduction, birth control utilization, weight loss, information-seeking, adherence to medication regimens, and other health or sick-role behaviors. Implications for health educators are presented.

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