{"title":"Locus of control and health: a review of the literature.","authors":"B D Wallston, K A Wallston","doi":"10.1177/109019817800600102","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Locus of control, an 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.</p>","PeriodicalId":75897,"journal":{"name":"Health education monographs","volume":"6 2","pages":"107-17"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1978-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/109019817800600102","citationCount":"559","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Health education monographs","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1177/109019817800600102","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Locus of control, an 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.