Correlates of Health Locus of Control in an Older, Disabled Group
- 1 September 1981
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The Journal of Psychology
- Vol. 109 (1) , 87-91
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00223980.1981.9915290
Abstract
The relationships between health-specific locus of control and self-concept, functional disability, and selected demographic measures were examined in a group of 111 (93 male, 18 female) older, institutionalized veterans. It was hypothesized that internal control would correlate with two self-concept measures, global self-esteem and physical self-concept, and with lower rated disability. Both hypotheses were partially supported. Internality correlated with greater educational attainment, externality with greater length of stay in the institution.Keywords
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