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.

Effect of EMG-Biofeedback Training in Reduction of Muscle Tension for Individuals Displaying Type a Behavior Patterns

1986 ◽  
Vol 62 (3) ◽  
pp. 841-842 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Chen ◽  
Randall Coorough
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Muscle Tension ◽  
Type A ◽  
Type A Behavior ◽  
Emg Biofeedback ◽  
Biofeedback Training ◽  
Behavior Patterns ◽  
Control Group

This study investigated the effect of EMG biofeedback training in reducing muscle tension among subjects who displayed Type A behavior. 22 Type A college students (19 to 22 yr. old) were randomly assigned to either a biofeedback group or a control group. After 6 wk. of training, Type A subjects showed a significant reduction in muscle tension for both resting and aroused states; however, the reduction of muscle tension did not result in reduction of Type A behavior patterns.

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.

scholarly journals Effects of Cognicise-Neurofeedback on Health Locus of Control, Depression, and Quantitative Electroencephalography Alpha Asymmetry in Elderly Women

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 899
Author(s):  
Heewook Weon ◽  
Jieun Yoo ◽  
Jumhwa Yu ◽  
Miso Park ◽  
Haekyoung Son
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Elderly Women ◽  
Health Locus Of Control ◽  
Cognitive Activity ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Quantitative Electroencephalography ◽  
Alpha Asymmetry ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Experimental Group

Background: With an increase in the aged population, there is a growing concern regarding the care of the elderly. This study aims to identify effects of cognicise-neurofeedback on health locus of control, depression, and quantitative electroencephalography (QEEG) alpha asymmetry in elderly women. Methods: A quasi-experimental control group pre-test–post-test design was used. Korean women aged 65 years or over at a senior welfare center were randomly allocated to the control (n = 12) or experimental (n = 19) groups from July to October 2019. The intervention consisted of cognicise (exercise with intensified cognitive activity) and neurofeedback twice a week for 10 weeks. The locus of control and depression were measured via self-reported questionnaires. QEEG alpha asymmetry was measured using BrainMaster. Results: Depression significantly decreased in the experimental group (t = 4.113, p = 0.001), while internality in the locus of control significantly decreased in the control group (t = 3.023, p = 0.012). On the other hand, QEEG alpha asymmetry index differences in F3-F4 between the pre-test and post-test were not significant in the experimental group (t = 0.491, p = 0.629) or control group (t = 0.413, p = 0.678). Conclusions: Due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, contact between the elderly and healthcare workers in the clinical practice field has become more restricted. These findings can help decrease negative emotions among elderly women in the community based on an integrated neuroscientific approach.

scholarly journals Locus of control: Upaya untuk menurunkan social loafing

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
M. Arief Sumantri ◽  
Iqlima Pratiwi
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Prospective Teachers ◽  
Group Performance ◽  
Individual Performance ◽  
Coefficient Of Determination ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Social Loafing ◽  
Internal Locus Of Control ◽  
Psychological Scale

Abstrak. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif, ditujukan untuk mengetahui pengaruh locus of control, baik secara internal maupun eksternal terhadap social loafing dalam penyelesaian tugas kelompok. Social loafing merupakan fenomena menurunnya performansi (upaya/usaha) individu didalam pengerjaan tugas berbasis kelompok, hal yang tentu saja akan berdampak pada kinerja serta kepuasan kelompok. Pengambilan sampel menggunakan non-probability sampling dengan teknik accidental sampling pada populasi mahasiswa jurusan kependidikan (calon guru), dengan jumlah keseluruhan partisipan sebanyak 147 mahasiswa (45 tryout skala, 102 uji hipotesis). Pengukuran tiap variabel memodifikasi konstruk skala dari penelitian sebelumnya, yang merujuk pada Levenson untuk locus of control dan Latane untuk social loafing. Pengumpulan data menggunakan skala psikologis dalam bentuk kuesioner, kemudian dianalisis menggunakan uji regresi linier untuk mengetahui seberapa besar pengaruh locus of control baik secara internal maupun eksternal terhadap sosial loafing. Locus of control internal dalam penelitian ini terbukti mampu menurunkan social loafing (sig. 0,000), dengan Nilai R Square (kontribusi pengaruh) pada tabel koefisien determinasi senilai 0,211 atau sebesar 21,1%, sedangkan Locus of control eksternal tidak memberikan kontribusi pengaruh sama sekali.  Kata Kunci: Social Loafing, Locus of control, Tugas KelompokAbstract: This study uses a quantitative approach, intended to determine the effect of locus of control, both internally and externally on social loafing in completing group assignments. Social loafing is a phenomenon of decreasing individual performance (effort) in group-based assignments, thing which of course will have an impact on group performance and satisfaction. Sampling in this study used accidental sampling on population college students of education majors (prospective teachers), with the total number of participants as many as 147 college students (45 scale tests, 102 hypothesis tests). The measurement of each variable modifies the scale construct from previous research, which refers to Levenson for locus of control and Latane for social loafing. Data collection uses a psychological scale in the form of a questionnaire, analyzed using linear regression tests to determine how much influence locus of control both internally and externally on social loafing. Internal locus of control in this study proved to be able to reduce social loafing (sig. 0,000), with R Square Value (influence contribution) in the coefficient of determination table worth 0.211 or 21.1%, while external Locus of control did not contribute influence at all.Keywords: Social Loafing, Locus of control, Group Tasks

Biofeedback and Meditation: Effects on Muscle Tension and Locus of Control

1978 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 955-958 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonard D. Zaichkowsky ◽  
Randy Kamen
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Transcendental Meditation ◽  
Muscle Tension ◽  
Emg Biofeedback ◽  
Frontalis Muscle ◽  
Internal Locus ◽  
Relaxation Experiment ◽  
Internal Locus Of Control

A total of 48 subjects participated in a relaxation experiment to determine whether frontalis muscle EMG biofeedback, Transcendental Meditation, and meditation (Benson technique) produced decreased muscle tension and concomitant changes in locus of control. All three treatments resulted in significant decreases in frontalis muscle tension when compared to a control. Concomitant changes towards an internal locus of control occurred only in the subjects given biofeedback.

Impact of a Life Planning Workshop on Perceived Locus of Control

1975 ◽  
Vol 37 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1219-1222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael L. Lynch ◽  
William D. Ogg ◽  
Mark G. Christensen
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Internal Locus ◽  
Internal Locus Of Control ◽  
Life Planning ◽  
Vocational Planning ◽  
Perceived Locus Of Control

This study used Rotter's I-E scale to investigate the efficacy of a Life Planning Workshop in facilitating development of an internal locus of control for 5 male and 8 female college students seeking assistance with vocational planning and decision making. Findings showed participants made significantly greater progress ( p < .05) than did a control group of 11 nonparticipants in the development of an internal locus of control.

Neurolinguistic Programming Training, Trait Anxiety, and Locus of Control

1992 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
pp. 819-832 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet Konefal ◽  
Robert C. Duncan ◽  
Mary Ann Reese
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Cognitive Processing ◽  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
Internal Control ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Neurolinguistic Programming ◽  
Internal Locus ◽  
Internal Locus Of Control ◽  
Programming Techniques

Training in the neurolinguistic programming techniques of shifting perceptual position, visual-kinesthetic dissociation, timelines, and change-history, all based on experiential cognitive processing of remembered events, leads to an increased awareness of behavioral contingencies and a more sensitive recognition of environmental cues which could serve to lower trait anxiety and increase the sense of internal control. This study reports on within-person and between-group changes in trait anxiety and locus of control as measured on the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and Wallston, Wallston, and DeVallis' Multiple Health Locus of Control immediately following a 21-day residential training in neurolinguistic programming. Significant within-person decreases in trait-anxiety scores and increases in internal locus of control scores were observed as predicted. Chance and powerful others locus of control scores were unchanged. Significant differences were noted on trait anxiety and locus of control scores between European and U.S. participants, although change scores were similar for the two groups. These findings are consistent with the hypothesis that this training may lower trait-anxiety scores and increase internal locus of control scores. A matched control group was not available, and follow-up was unfortunately not possible.

The effectiveness of positive training on happiness, aggression and hope in adolescents with leukemia in Ahvaz

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marzieh . Shamkhani ◽  
Ali . Khalafi
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Method ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Measurement Tools ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Aggression Questionnaire ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Period Measurement

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of positive learning on happiness, Aggression and hope for adolescents with leukemia in Ahvaz. The sample consisted of 30 people who were selected by available sampling method. 15 subjects in the experimental group and 15 in the control group were randomly assigned. The experimental design was a pre-test-post-test type with control group and follow-up period. Measurement tools included Oxford Happiness Inventory (Argyle, 1989); Ahwaz's Aggression Questionnaire (Zahedifar, Najarian, and Shokrkon, 2000); Hope Scale (Schneider, 1991). To run, at first, the pre-test was taken from both groups. Then, the experimental group was trained in 14 sessions of 90 minutes, and after each group, they were subjected to post-test. And one month later, the follow-up process was completed. Data analysis was performed using multivariate covariance analysis (MANCOVA) and one-way analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). The results showed that positive attitudes toward happiness, aggressiveness and hopefulness of adolescents with leukemia in Ahvaz were effective.

Death Threat and Death Concerns in the College Student

1981 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerome Tobacyk ◽  
Daniel Eckstein
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
College Student ◽  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Personality Variables ◽  
Personality Differences ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Threat Index

A four part investigation of death orientation in college students using the provided-construct form of the Threat Index and the Death Concern Scale was conducted. Part I investigated the construct validity of the Threat Index, reporting significant predicted correlations of the Threat Index with the Death Concern Scale, Trait Anxiety Scale, and Repression-Sensitization Scale. Part II explored death orientation and personality differences between a Thanatology Group (death education students) and a Control Group. Thanatology students reported significantly lesser death threat and significantly greater death concerns than controls. Part III compared pre-test to post-test changes in death threat and death concerns for the Thanatology Group with pre-post changes for the Control Group. Using analysis of covariance procedures, a significantly greater decline in death threat was obtained in the Thanatology Group relative to the controls. Part IV explored two personality variables–trait anxiety and repression-sensitization–as moderators of change in death orientation in the Thantology Group. Trait anxiety was found to be a significant predictor of change in death threat in the Thanatology Group, with lesser anxiety associated with greater decline in death threat.

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