aim: health locus of control includes the degree of a person's belief in the fact that his/her health is controlled by internal or external factors. the aim of this study was to determine the status of health locus of control and its related factors among iranian pilgrims.methods: this cross-sectional study was performed on 600 pilgrims of the holy shrines in tehran in 2015. people aged ov...

locus of control is a very important issue in the psychological science and it can help people to overcome many psychological disorders. the main assumption of the present study was the relationship between both internal and external locus of control, as a hypothetical variable. the aim of this study was to determine the relationship between locus of control and levels of anxiety in female stud...

objective: this study aimed to investigate the prediction of asthma control on the basis of perceived stress, locus of control, and self-efficacy in adult patients with asthma.  methods: this was a descriptive-correlative and cross-sectional study.the solecty of this study is all asthmatic patients in tehran. our sample consisted of 100 participants who were selected by purposeful sampling meth...

background and purpose: with regards to the importance of women’s beliefs in improving pregnancy outcomes, this study was performed to determine the perceived internal control on future pregnancy outcomes and its related factors in women who participated in pre‑marital counseling. materials and methods: in a cross‑sectional study, women’s perceived internal control was investigated. the study p...

background: adequate self-care in diabetes causes quality of life promotion and decreases the number of inpatient cases. the health locus of control theory is used to assess adherence to diabetes regimen in some studies in developed countries. the purpose of this study was to determine the status of diabetes locus of control in a sample of diabetic patients in iran and investigation of it's rel...

background: test anxiety is the cause of weakness of the immune system, reducing the academic efficacy, inhibitor of academic achievement and imposes high costs on society. locus of control is not only how to search information in environment but also is  the way of analyzing it in relation to life events. this study is aimed to determine and compare test anxiety and locus of control in payame ...

objective: the purpose of this study was to examine the prediction of depression on a group of ‎iranian older adults based on components of health locus of control.‎ method: sixty-six men and 42 women over the age of 55 were recruited from the retirement ‎clubs in shiraz, using convenience sampling. the participants completed the research ‎questionnaires including the geriatric depression scale...

the aim of the present study was to investigate the relations of locus of control, rumination, and worry with depression and anxiety in a sample of depressed and anxious patients. a second purpose of the study was to examine the mediating role of rumination and worry on the relationship between locus of control with depression and anxiety. one hundred and twelve patients with major depression a...

ôbjective: this research was conducted to study the relationship between attribution and academic procrastination in üniversity students. methods: the subjects were 203 undergraduate students, 55 males and 148 females, selected from ënglish and french language and literature students of tabriz üniversity. data were gathered through procrastination âssessment scale-student (pâss) and çausal dime...