Relationship between Adolescents’ Health Beliefs and Health Behavior

Abstract

a b S t r a c tAim: this study aims to determine the relationship between Health behavior and Health locus of control among 1270 adolescents (boys n = 635 and girls = 635) who were drawn from bangalore rural and urban district government high schools (mean age 13.76 years). Methodology: the global School based Health survey (WHo, 2004) and Multidimensional Health locus of control by Wallston and Wallston, questionnaires were used to assess health locus of control and health behavior respectively. the data obtained was subjected to statistical analysis using Pearson's product moment correlation methods to examine the relationship between these variables. results and Interpretation: Findings revealed that total health behavior score of adolescents is significantly correlated with 'internal' and 'powerful others' dimensions of health locus of control. Further, the 'chance factor' of health locus of control did not show any significant relationship with the total health behavior score. From this it can be inferred that adolescents with high inclinations towards 'internal health locus of control' and 'powerful others' have healthier dimensions of positive behaviors. Findings have also revealed that health behavior is not significantly correlated with the beliefs that 'health is a function of chance/luck'.

Compensatory Health Beliefs, Locus of Control, Social Support and Quality of Life in Oil Spills-Prone Environment

“…Therefore, it is expected that individuals who think that he or she can compensate for unhealthy behaviour such as drinking, and smoking are less likely to engage in health-risk behaviour thereby improving their QoL (Nooijer, et al 2009). This finding is also in support of the studies of Shabaraya, Romate and Bhogle (2011) who argued that health beliefs have a relationship with health behavior.…”

“…The findings of the study indicated that compensatory health beliefs significantly predicted QoL in the oil spills prone communities, such that participants with higher compensatory heath beliefs pertaining to their behaviour were more likely to experience better QoL. This outcome is in line with the findings by Aliha (2015); Dogan et al (2018) and Shabaraya, Romate and Bhogle (2011) who argued that health beliefs have a relationship with QoL. This implies that individuals who justify their unhealthy choices in the process of anticipating for healthy ones will be less vulnerable to diseases and illness such as diarrhea, cholera, and malaria, which is common in the riverine oil communities.…”

“…This present study tends to investigate the role of compensatory health beliefs, locus of control and social support on the QoL of residents in oil-spill prone communities in Ondo State, Niger Delta region of Nigeria. A growing body of literature suggests that an individual compensatory health belief is associated with QoL (Dogan & Goris, 2018;Nooijer, Puijk-Hekman & Assema, 2009;Shabaraya, Romate & Bhogle, 2011). The World Health Organization (2000 defines health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.…”

Locus of control, knowledge, attitude and practice for contraception among adolescents

“…Adolescents who used condoms in their first sexual intercourse showed greater internalization, evidencing a greater capacity for sexual negotiation with partners (9,22) . In another study, internal adolescents and with greater External locus of control (Powerful Others) had healthier dimensions of positive behaviors, which shows that health behavior is not correlated with beliefs in health being a matter of chance (23) .…”

Perceived Behavioral Etiology of Cardiovascular Diseases Is Able to Predict a Health-Promoting Lifestyle in Men Under Methadone Therapy in Kermanshah City, 2017

“…This issue is generally associated with internal locus of control. Subsequently, internal locus of control can result in a healthy lifestyle in high-risk populations (10).…”