Health locus of control and behaviors related to pregnancy.
A shortened form of the 18-item multidimensional health locus of control scale was used in a study of locus of control and health-related behaviors during pregnancy in a population based cohort of 255 postpartum women. A powerful other locus of control orientation was found to be associated strongly with a variety of social and demographic characteristics, and with several health-related behaviors during pregnancy. No strong associations were found between fate locus of control or internal locus of control and behaviors that facilitate health during pregnancy.
Kruse
J
J
Department of Family Medicine, Southern Illinois University, Quincy 62301.
Zweig
S
S
LeFevre
M
M
D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007389:Internal-External Control; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000523:psychology*