Relationship of quality of life to dispositional optimism, health locus of control and self-efficacy in older subjects living in different environments

2010 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 351-361 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomasz Kostka ◽  
Violetta Jachimowicz
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Health Locus Of Control ◽  
Dispositional Optimism ◽  
Older Subjects ◽  
Relationship Of

scholarly journals Before and after the Quarantine: An Approximate Study on the Psychological Impact of COVID-19 on the Italian Population during the Lockdown Period

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 229
Author(s):  
Lorena Marotta ◽  
Andrea Pesce ◽  
Andrea Guazzini
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Social Connectedness ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Virtual Community ◽  
Strong Impact ◽  
Italian Population ◽  
Risk Propensity

COVID-19 (Corona-Virus Disease 2019) in Italy and the measures that were adopted to contain its diffusion had a strong impact on people’s quality of life and mental health. The objective of the study was to quantify the psychological impact of the lockdown period on the general Italian population during the two weeks when the COVID-19 emergency in Italy was at its peak. The study (1556 adults) was conducted from April 6th to April 12th, 2020. A survey was developed through Google Forms in order to assess different psychological measures (Self Efficacy, Locus of Control, Social Connectedness, Sense of Virtual Community, Flourishing, Positive and Negative Affect, Life Satisfaction, and Risk Propensity). The results were then compared to reference data. Thelockdown period increased arousal mainly for negative emotions, but also for positive emotions, and quality of life seemed to be reduced. From a psychosocial point of view, while social connectedness has decreased during lockdown, probably because of isolation and social distancing, the virtual social community seemed to increase in the same period. Interestingly, we revealed how self efficacy increased during the lockdown period, and, at the same time, the Locus of control appeared as externalized, and the risk propensity as reduced. The results are discussed considering previous literature, and a coherent theoretical framework is proposed in order to refine the forecasting model for the psychological impact of the lockdown.

Health-related quality of life and health locus of control beliefs among HIV-infected treated patients

2005 ◽  
Vol 59 (6) ◽  
pp. 407-413 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie Préau ◽  
Emmanuelle Vincent ◽  
Bruno Spire ◽  
Véronique Reliquet ◽  
Isabelle Fournier ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Health Locus Of Control ◽  
Control Beliefs ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

scholarly journals Prostate cancer in African Americans: relationship of patient and partner self-efficacy to quality of life

2004 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 433-444 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa C. Campbell ◽  
Francis J. Keefe ◽  
Daphne C. McKee ◽  
Christopher L. Edwards ◽  
Steven H. Herman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Relationship Of

Personal Determinants of Leisure-Time Exercise Activities

1992 ◽  
Vol 75 (3) ◽  
pp. 779-784 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stanley Rabinowitz ◽  
Samuel Melamed ◽  
Esther Weisberg ◽  
Daniel Tal ◽  
Joseph Ribak
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Health Locus Of Control ◽  
Dispositional Optimism ◽  
Efficacy Beliefs ◽  
Working Population ◽  
Positive Belief ◽  
Efficacy Expectations ◽  
Highly Correlated

This study investigated the importance of personal determinants such as self-efficacy, beliefs about the contribution of exercise, health locus of control, and dispositional optimism for leisure-time exercise in a working population. The main predictors of such exercise were beliefs and self-efficacy with the generalization of the latter to eat correctly. Beliefs and efficacy expectations were highly correlated. Neither health locus of control nor dispositional optimism was related to leisure-time exercise; however, optimism was related to the positive belief that exercise contributes to health. Ramifications of the findings were carefully described.

Levels of Self-Efficacy among Harassed Teachers

2012 ◽  
pp. 200-208
Author(s):  
Isabel Cantón ◽  
Consuelo Morán
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Educational System ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Educational Organizations ◽  
Brief Cope ◽  
Relevant Role

The aim of this study was to examine the differences among harassed teachers and un-harassed ones, regarding coping strategies, self-efficacy, and locus of control. Participants were 255 teachers (163 women and 92 men) who completed a set of three questionnaires, the Mobbing Perceived Questionnaire, a battery of control expectancies, and the Brief COPE to assess, respectively, mobbing perceived at work, self-efficacy, locus of control, and cooping strategies. The results showed differences in self-efficacy, locus of control, and use of coping strategies depending on the teachers’ degree of mobbing perceived. The authors believe that the efforts for preventing mobbing made by educational organizations must be intensified, as they not only affect teachers’ quality of life but also the quality of the educational system, furthermore new technologies can have a relevant role on this side by making available all information on those phenomena.

scholarly journals LOCUS OF CONTROL, SELF-EFFICACY AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN DIABETES TYPE 1

2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ângela Rodrigues ◽  
Eleonora Veiga Costa
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Diabetes Type ◽  
Diabetes Type 1
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