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The Psychological Aspect of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
Published in Adam Gledhill, Dale Forsdyke, The Psychology of Sports Injury, 2021
The second factor is locus of control, which refers to having the belief that there is a relationship between actions and outcomes. There are two types of locus of control, internal or external. An internal locus of control is the belief that you have control of your own life, whereas an external locus of control is the belief that your life is controlled by chance or outside factors, which you cannot influence. Locus of control may thus also contribute to an athlete's sense of self-efficacy. Athletes who have a high internal locus of control score higher on subjective outcomes following ACL reconstruction as well as reporting greater overall knee function (Nyland et al., 2006). Locus of control has also been shown to be a predictor of returning to sport at 12 months after ACL reconstruction surgery (Ardern, Taylor, Feller, & Whitehead et al., 2013).
The clinician-patient interaction
Published in Paul M.W. Hackett, Christopher M. Hayre, Handbook of Ethnography in Healthcare Research, 2020
Internal locus of control promotes healthy behaviors in patients, reduced health-damaging behaviors, and accelerated disease recovery. Heart patients with internal locus of control were released from intensive care and returned to work faster than were heart patients with external locus of control (Bergvik, Sørlie, & Wynn, 2012; Gabay, 2015, 2016; Lefcourt, 2014; Schwarzer, 2014). A retrospective study found that internal locus of control was a factor in reducing the number of readmissions in chronically ill patients (Gabay & Moskowitz, 2012). According to these findings, communication with the patient may enhance patient’s perceived control by inspiring and assisting the patient to think of the resources in her environment, both internal and external, which she can use to improve her health (forums, mobile phone reminders for drug use) (Gabay, 2016; Gabay & Moskowitz, 2012; Gray-Stanley, Muramatsu, Heller, Hughes, Johnson, & Ramirez-Valles, 2010).
Life Quest
Published in Peter Tate, Francesca Frame, Bedside Matters, 2020
We also discovered that people can be grouped into how they behave when faced by illness. I am talking about ‘locus of control’, health belief jargon for who or what determines our fate when we are ill. This concept was fashionable at the time, and even now perhaps doesn't get the attention it warrants. Roughly speaking we can divide people into three types. People with an internal locus of control believe they oversee their own health, will listen to trusted advice and are willing to adapt their unhealthy lifestyles. The second type – the fatalist or external controllers – reject most advice except whatever suits their preferences, whereas the third group thinks health is not their responsibility but that of the health professionals. We realised that if the doctor wants to make that crucial connection, the communicative strategy of involvement and sharing that will work for patient A will be much less effective for patient B and probably won't work at all in patient C.
Post-stroke emotionalism (PSE): a qualitative longitudinal study exploring individuals’ experience with PSE
Published in Disability and Rehabilitation, 2022
Sophie Fitzgerald, Fergus Gracey, Niall Broomfield
The ability to control episodes of emotionalism varied for participants as well as changing over time for some participants. Locus of control refers to an individual’s belief about the ability to change a situation [40]. Research has shown a relationship between locus of control and recovery from disability and rehabilitation in people with stroke [41]. An individual’s perceptions of their ability to control their circumstances following a stroke is an important factor to consider in an individual’s recovery as they may believe their ability to recover is due to chance or medical staff have control over their condition and this could impact engagement in rehabilitation [42]. Some participants described the ability to control an episode of emotionalism at the onset, which then allowed them to engage in coping strategies. However, participants who highlighted barriers to control emphasised the difficulty to find helpful ways to reduce the emotional intensity. This highlights key information regarding how the ability to control can influence an individual’s perception and action, which would be important to incorporate in future psychological interventions. Increasing an individuals’ internal locus of control is important as if they believe that health is determined by oneself this could positively impact behaviour performance and lead to better health outcomes [43].
Stress-Related Growth Among Transgender Women: Measurement, Correlates, and Insights for Clinical Interventions
Published in Journal of Homosexuality, 2022
Nadav Antebi-Gruszka, Demetria Cain, Brett M. Millar, Jeffrey T. Parsons, H. Jonathon Rendina
Similarly, internal locus of control provides the individual with a certain sense of agency that may broaden their ability to consider potential positive outcomes in the aftermath of a stressful or traumatic event. Additionally, emotional expression is one of the well-documented emotional factors that is positively associated with stress-related growth (Budge, Katz-Wise, et al., 2013; Calhoun & Tedeschi, 2006; Donaldson, Dollwet, & Rao, 2015; Linley, Felus, Gillett, & Joseph, 2011). Through emotional expression, TGW may be more likely to engage in introspection and deliberate rumination, which were found as necessary steps in the development of stress-related growth (Linley & Joseph, 2004; Oaksford et al., 2005; Park & Fenster, 2004; Tedeschi, Shakespeare-Finch, Taku, & Calhoun, 2018).
Influence of Drinking related Locus of Control on motivation to change alcohol drinking behavior, as observed in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Published in Journal of Substance Use, 2022
Pranab Dahal, Pallavi Koirala, Naowarat Kanchanakhan, Nuchanad Hounnaklang
Drinking Related Internal–External Locus of Control Scale (DRIE), a 25 item questionnaire developed by Keyson and Janda was used to assess Drinking related Locus of Control (Keyson & Janda, 2007). For each of 25 items in the questionnaire, there are two opposing statements (one statement designating internal control, while the other designating external control) about their drinking behavior. Each question pair had one statement indicative of internal locus of control (e.g., ‘There is no such thing as an irresistible temptation to drink’) and the other one indicative of external locus of control (e.g., ‘Many times there are circumstances that force you to drink’). The participants had to choose one statement, whichever represented more closely as to their reason for drinking. It has good construct validity, concurrent validity (both convergent and divergent), and reliability has been demonstrated for the DRIE (Yeh et al., 2008). Donovan and O’Leary (1978) suggested the DRIE as a reliable and valid measure to assess locus of control relative to drinking behavior (alpha = 0.77) (Donovan & O’Leary, 1978). The scale values (scores) from 0 to 6 were taken as internal locus of control whereas those ≥7 were considered to have an external locus of control, as was adopted in previous studies (Donovan & O’Leary, 1978; Koski-Jännes, 1994).