Relationship of Locus of Control in Women With Migraine and Healthy Volunteers

Lampl, Christian; Heuberger, Barbara; Haas, Selina; Yazdi, Kambiz; Buzath, A; Kemetzhofer, Peter

doi:10.1046/j.1526-4610.2003.03166.x

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“…We did not find differences in depression for headache types; therefore our results did not support previous research that observed between headache type differences for psychological symptoms [13, 15]. Also, our results did not support previous findings that a higher self-efficacy was associated with positive headache coping strategies [23].…”

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“…Other research has found differences in personality traits between migraineurs and healthy controls [14] and increased depression and anxiety among migraineurs with aura as opposed to migraineurs without aura [15]. The relationships among headache etiology, stress, coping styles and psychological factors have been addressed in a number of ways.…”

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Locus of control moderates the relationship between headache pain and depression

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The aim of the current study was to triangulate qualitative and quantitative data in order to examine in greater detail the relationship between self-reported headache pain severity, depression and coping styles. Psychosocial scales, headache characteristic scales and in-depth interviews were administered to 71 adults with the diagnosis of primary headache. Regression analyses with the scales showed that greater self-reported headache pain severity was associated with higher levels of depression. A high internal locus of control weakened the relationship between the headache severity and depression variables. The qualitative data supported the relationship between pain severity and internal locus of control and, in addition, revealed that perceived efficacy of pharmacologic intervention might be a related factor. The results suggested that stronger coping skills might reduce depression among headache sufferers.

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Locus of control moderates the relationship between headache pain and depression

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“…The measurement of MHLC (Forms A and B) refers to wide areas of functioning, health and medical conditions (see Wallston et al, 1978). This generality might also explain the lack of significant associations between the loci and specific measures of health status or health behaviors, such as compliance with fluid-intake restrictions among patients under haemodialysis (Pang, Ip, & Chang, 2001) or number of migraine attacks per year, duration of disease, time of last migraine attack and number of aura symptoms in patients with migraine (Lampi et al, 2003). When health behaviors are under examination, only small amounts of variance are accounted for by the general measure of health locus of control (see Bennett, Norman, Murphy, Moore, & Tudor-Smith, 1997;Steptoe & Wardle, 2001a, 2001b.…”

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Multidimensional Health Locus of Control: Comments on the Construct and its Measurement

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In the present commentary, the theoretical construct of Multidimensional Health Locus of Control (MHLC) is described and evaluated in terms of its contributions to health psychology. This concept is compared to other control beliefs, in particular to perceived self-efficacy. It is argued that MHLC has supplied health psychology with essential insights and has offered a great deal of intellectual stimulation. Nevertheless, for some applications, different constructs might be more promising, in particular when it comes to predicting health behavior change. MHLC measurement, specifically its factorial structure, its proximity to health outcomes and health behaviors and its cultural sensitivity are addressed. Further refinement of the instrument is recommended, and the range of promising applications needs to be clearly defined.

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“…For example, psycho-educational interventions have increased the scores for E-LOC but not for I-LOC (33). In some studies, LOC has not been associated with disorder impact parameters (34,35) or with more adaptive coping with pain (12).…”

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