Abstract
Abstract Research on health locus of control (HLC; Wallston, Wallston and DeVellis, 1978; Wallston, Wallston, Kaplan and Maides, 1976) suggests that beliefs concerning health outcomes are associated with various health-related variables such as mood, physical symptoms, adherence to medical regimens, use of preventive health behaviors and utilization of health care services (see Wallston and Wallston, 1981 and Wallston, Wallston, Smith and Dobbins, 1987 for reviews). HLC refers to the degree to which people view health outcomes as contingent on various forces in their lives and is derived from Rotter's (1954, 1966) social learning theory.
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