A general working theory of how raceand culture-specific factors interact in such a way as to produce people with differing world views is proposed. Empirical and clinical data are reviewed that indicate two psychological concepts—locus of control and locus of responsibility—may be useful in explaining how world views are formed and their consequent dynamics. Four world views are identified: (a...

QUESTION Does health locus of control predict the smallest worthwhile effect of motor control exercise or spinal manipulative therapy when adjusted for severity of pain? DESIGN Cross-sectional observational study. PARTICIPANTS 86 people with non-specific low back pain who had not yet commenced physiotherapy intervention. OUTCOME MEASURES Predictors were severity of pain measured over the ...

Objective: The present study was designed to examine the college student's mental health predication model based on religious faith mediated by happiness, ambivalent attachment style and ‎locus of control. Methods: The method of study was correlational.  The statistical population included all college students of the Shiraz University in the academic year of 2013-2014.  The sample included 240...

BACKGROUND The hand hygiene practices of health care workers (HCWs) have long been the main vector for nosocomial infection in hospitals. The purpose of this study was to examine influences on risk judgment from the individual differences in knowledge levels and health beliefs among US HCWs. METHODS Knowledge levels were assessed by questions taken from published questionnaires. The health lo...

Objective: To investigate relationship between emotional intelligence and health locus of control in married women with breast cancer disease. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: The data was collected from Nuclear Oncology & Radiology Institute (NORI Hospital) Islamabad (n=210) and from Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Rawalpindi (n=101). Data collection was compl...