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Further information regarding locus
of control and individual's eating habits can be found in each
of the following articles.
Schroder, Kerstin E,
E and Ralf Schwarzer. "Habitual self-control and the management
of health behavior among heart patients." Social science &
medicine (1982) 60.4 (2005): 859-75.
The study focused
on cardiac patients and how they manage their self-control in
many arrays of life from not only eating habits, but also
physical activity and smoking. The study was conducted by having
the participants fill out a questionnaire prior to their cardiac
surgery and another six months later. The study concluded that
habitual self-control can be a major aspect in the way cardiac
patients control their health behavior.
Isbitsky, Joyce
Renee. "EXTERNALITY AND LOCUS OF CONTROL IN OBESE CHILDREN."
Journal of Psychology 107.2 (1981), 163-172.
The article
studied normal weight and obese children to determine if they
held the same internal and external views or feelings about
food. The procedure used external cues like music to study the
subjects as well as The Nowicki-Strickland Locus of Control
scale with forty yes or no answers. The final results of the
study did not support the researcher’s initial hypothesis in
that there is a relationship between external cues in food and
also locus of control reinforcement in obese in children.
Schank. "Young adult
women: lifestyle and health locus of control." Journal of
Advanced Nursing 18.8 (1993): 1235.
A
study was conducted on young adult women, some nursing students,
to evaluate lifestyle habits and health locus of control.
Specifically, the study revealed the most common areas of
difference occurred in seatbelt use, junk food intake, sleep and
alcohol use. The study was conducted by using the health locus
of control scales with scores ranging anywhere from six to
thirty six. The study found that the nurses were more likely to
practice a healthy lifestyle in all categories because of their
exposure to a healthy lifestyle throughout their life at work .
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