Evaluation of the Health Locus of Control for Obesity Treatment

Chavez, Ernest L.; Michaels, Ann C.

doi:10.2466/pr0.1980.47.3.709

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“…An external HLC with the impact of others in participants with obesity seems to have a negative effect on changing lifestyle and lead to constant seeking for a “proper” physician. In contrast, Chavez et al [ 33 ] showed that people with an internal HLC weighed more than those with an external HLC. Yet, in line with our results, Radcliff et al [ 34 ] observed that adolescents aged 13–18 years with lower BMI had greater internal HLC.…”

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Can Nutritional Status in Adults Be Influenced by Health Locus of Control?

Gruszka

Owczarek

Glinianowicz

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The external health locus of control (HLC) is based on an assumption that obtained health results depend on the influences of external factors. As for the internal HLC—that is the effect of our own actions and capabilities. Little is known regarding how the HLC can influence body weight or the occurrence of visceral obesity. The study aimed to assess the relationship between the health locus of control and nutritional status in adults. The study included 744 adults (452 women, 292 men; 2.8% underweight, 43.8% normal weight, 29.7% overweight, and 23.7% obese). In addition to anthropometric measurement and socio-demographic data, the health locus of control, using the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale (MHLC) by Wallston K, Wallston B, and DeVellis R, was assessed. The percentage of subjects with an internal HLC did not differ significantly between obese, overweight, and normal-weight groups. However, the percentage of subjects with an external HLC—dependent on the impact of others—was significantly higher in both men and women with obesity than in corresponding overweight and normal-weight groups (p < 0.01). Yet, the percentage of subjects with an external HLC subject to the impact of chance was significantly higher among overweight and obese women than in those of normal weight (p < 0.05) only. Women with overweight or obesity, with external health locus of control, experienced both the impact of others and of chance more often than women with normal weight. However, men with overweight and with obesity more often had external health locus of control influenced only by others.

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Can Nutritional Status in Adults Be Influenced by Health Locus of Control?

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“…However, they concluded that, overall, adherence was related more often to externality than internality. Chavez and Michaels (1980) examined the relationship between HLC and weight loss in a behavior modification program. Internal subjects, who weighed significantly more than external subjects, lost more weight than did the external subjects.…”

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Relationship of health locus of control to lifestyle change programs

Jordan‐Marsh

Neutra²

1985

Research in Nursing & Health

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The relationship of health locus of control (HLC) scores to changes in physical parameters of 339 participants in a lifestyle change program was examined. Physical parameters included weight, blood pressure, low density lipoproteins, triglycerides, and the ratio between cholesterol and high density lipoproteins. Data were collected on admission and on completion of the 24-day residential program, and at a 6-month followup. There were significant changes in HLC scores (p less than .001) from admission to discharge. Weight changes at 6 months were positively correlated with admission HLC composite scores (p less than .01) and chance dimension (p less than .05) scores. There were negative correlations at 6 months between admission powerful other scores and changes in triglycerides (p less than .01) and changes in the ratio of cholesterol and high density lipids (p less than .01).

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“…Research that uses locus of control instruments has multiplied during the past two decades. Studies have correlated external locus of control with low socioeconomic status (Coleman, Campbell, Hobson, McPartland, Mood, Weinfeld, & York, 1966), high anxiety (Tolor & Reznikoff, 1967), deviant behavior (Lefcourt, 1966), low achievement motivation (Crandall, Katkovsky, & Crandall, 1965;Crandall, Katkovsky & Preston, 1962), and a predictor of attrition for alcoholism treatment (Walker, Van Ryn, Frederick, Reynolds, & O'Leary, 1980) and weight reduction (Chavez & Michaels, 1980). Further research has correlated high internal locus of control with intellectual intelligence (Swanson, 1980), efficiency (Hersch & Schiebe, 1967), higher school performance (Lao, 1970;McGhee & Crandall, 1968), insight (Tolor & Reznikoff, 1967 and information seeking with regard to health status (Seeman, 1963).…”

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The effects of sociodramatic goal-oriented role play and non-goal-oriented role play on locus of control

Swink

Buchanan

1984

J. Clin. Psychol.

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Cognitive style, locus of control, and school achievement in learning disabled females. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 36, 964-967. Relation between insight, repression-sensitization, internal-external control and death anxiety. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 72, 426-430. Drinking-related locus of control as a predictor of attrition in an alcoholism treatment program. Psychological Reports, 47 (3, Part I), 871-877.Learned helplessness in humans: An analysis of learning processes and the roles of individual and situational differences.

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Evaluation of the Health Locus of Control for Obesity Treatment

Cited by 20 publications

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Can Nutritional Status in Adults Be Influenced by Health Locus of Control?

Can Nutritional Status in Adults Be Influenced by Health Locus of Control?

Relationship of health locus of control to lifestyle change programs

The effects of sociodramatic goal-oriented role play and non-goal-oriented role play on locus of control

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