Effects of Health Locus of Control and Health Value upon EMG Biofeedback Training

1982 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard H. Carlson ◽  
Claude V. Bridges ◽  
Patrick S. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Health Locus Of Control ◽  
Muscle Tension ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Emg Biofeedback ◽  
Biofeedback Training ◽  
Sigmoid Function ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Health Value ◽  
The Relationship

Subjects who scored highly internal or external on a health locus of control scale and who scored high or low on the value each attached to good health were each given two sessions of frontalis EMG biofeedback training in accordance with a 2 × 2 × 2 factorial design. It was predicted that both internality and high health value would be positively associated with ability to control EMG and that these influences would combine additively. The predictions were not supported but a significant interaction between internality and health value was found. This interaction could be explained by assuming that both internality and high health value increased drive which in turn produced greater muscle tension, the relationship between drive and muscle tension being an ascending sigmoid function.

Enhancement of Health Locus of Control through Biofeedback Training

1995 ◽  
Vol 80 (2) ◽  
pp. 395-398 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. William Chen
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Health Locus Of Control ◽  
Muscle Tension ◽  
Emg Biofeedback ◽  
Biofeedback Training ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Internal Locus Of Control ◽  
Post Test

The effects of electromyographic (EMG) biofeedback training in enhancing health locus of control were examined. 21 college students were randomly assigned to either biofeedback (BF) group or control group (C). Subjects given biofeedback received 8 sessions of biofeedback training in 4 wk. Analysis indicated these subjects exhibited a greater reduction of muscle tension than control subjects at post-test. They also maintained their low muscle tension at a 1-mo. follow-up. Subjects who received biofeedback training also showed somewhat more internal health locus of control scores, but the change was not significant until the follow-up session. Mean internal locus of control scores also improved significantly for these subjects. No significant correlation between changes in EMG and health locus of control was found.

Is Alexithymia Distinct from Health Locus of Control?

1993 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 339-347 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas N. Wise ◽  
Lee S. Mann
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
Significant Contribution ◽  
Health Locus Of Control ◽  
Face Validity ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
External Locus ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Relationship

Objective: Both locus of control and alexithymia have been considered personality factors fostering health concerns and behaviors. This study investigates the relationship between the health locus of control and alexithymia. Method: Seventy-eight psychiatric outpatients were administered the Wallston Health Locus of Control Scale (HLC), the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (HLC), and the Five Factor Inventory, which measures neuroticism, extraversion, openness, agreeableness, and conscientiousness. Depressive and anxious affect was also measured. Regression models were developed to assess the influence of the above variables upon alexithymia. Results: Although there was a significant bivariant correlation between an external locus of control and increased alexithymia, regression models found that HLC did not significantly predict TAS. Neuroticism, however, provided the most significant contribution to predict increased alexithymia. Conclusion: Neuroticism may link HLC and TAS due to the face validity of each construct. A sense of vulnerability is stated in each measure. This may foster somatic preoccupation. The data suggest HLC and TAS to be separate phenomena and further support the validity of alexithymia as a unique personality trait.

Locus of Control and Effects of Perceptual Tasks on Heartrate

1985 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 311-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick R. Johnson ◽  
Beverly E. Thorn
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Health Locus Of Control ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Multidimensional Health ◽  
The Relationship

The hypothesis was tested that the relationship found in prior research between heartrate changes produced in biofeedback settings and locus of control scores derives from the heart-brain relationship described by the Laceys in 1967, as well as from “expectancies for control.” 48 subjects were tested on two perceptual tasks known to elicit changes in heartrate. Significant heartrate changes were observed in response to both tasks, but those changes did not correlate with locus of control as measured by scores on the Rotter I-E Scale and the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale. Explanations for these results are offered.

Locus of Control as a Predictor of Users' Attitude toward Computers

1980 ◽  
Vol 47 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1167-1173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael David Coovert ◽  
Melvin Goldstein
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Expectancy Theory ◽  
Work Environments ◽  
Favorable Attitude ◽  
Attitudes Toward Computers ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
The Relationship

With the increasing influx of computers in industry modifying jobs and work environments, it is necessary to understand how workers may be reacting to computers. Locus of control, within the framework of valence-instrumentality-expectancy theory, is seen as an efficient predictor of workers' motivation and job satisfaction. Two experiments are described in which the relationship between locus of control and attitude toward computers is explored. Exp. 1 (68 subjects) demonstrates a relationship between locus of control and attitudes toward computers. Internal scorers had a more positive (favorable) attitude toward computers than external persons. Exp. 2 (65 subjects) attempts to clarify the possible dimensions on which externals may be viewing the computer more negatively (unfavorably) by utilizing a locus of control scale developed by Levenson (1973).

scholarly journals Relationships Among the Internal Health Locus of Control, Mental Health Problems, and Subjective Well-Being of Adults in South Korea

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 1588
Author(s):  
Sunhwa Shin ◽  
Eunhye Lee
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Locus Of Control ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this study was to confirm the relationship between internal health locus of control, mental health problems, and subjective well-being in adults during the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, the mediating effect of mental health problems on the relationship between internal health locus of control and subjective well-being was examined. A cross-sectional descriptive design was conducted via online survey. The participants were 600 adults over 20 years of age living in South Korea. The collected data were analyzed using hierarchical regression analysis and SPSS Process Macro (Model 4). As a result of the study, the internal health locus of control had a significant negative effect on mental health problems. In addition, in the process of the internal health locus of control affecting subjective well-being, the mediating effect of mental health problems was significantly shown. In the period of an infectious disease pandemic such as COVID-19, it is necessary to establish a strong internal health locus of control of individuals and to promote monitoring and treatment introduction for those with a low internal health locus of control. In addition, it was discussed that controlling mental health problems can improve subjective well-being, which is life satisfaction and happiness.

scholarly journals In everlasting fight against academic procrastination: The roles of classroom engagement and internal locus of control

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 647
Author(s):  
Yen Ling Hui ◽  
Kususanto Ditto Prihadi ◽  
Najiya I. Arif ◽  
Sam X. Y. Yap ◽  
Melissa J. Chua ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Private University ◽  
Academic Procrastination ◽  
Classroom Engagement ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Internal Locus ◽  
Internal Locus Of Control ◽  
Spss Software ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Mediator Variable

<p><span>This study aims to test the hypothesis that classroom engagement mediates the relationship between students’ internal locus of control and academic procrastination. As many as 302 students from a private university between 18 to 26 years of age were recruited to respond to Internal-External Locus of control Scale, Classroom Engagement Inventory, and Academic Procrastination scale. Bootstrapping analyses were conducted by utilizing PROCESS Macro model 4 in SPSS software, and the results showed that the mediator variable fully mediates the link between the predictor and outcome variables. In other words, the direct effect of internal locus of control on academic procrastination was no longer significant when controlling for classroom engagement. Further discussion, implications and suggestions were presented at the end of the article.</span></p>

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