background: health locus of control (hlc) has been associated with a variety of ailments and health outcomes and de­signed to predict behaviors and cognitive processes relevant to mental and physical health. this study investigated the relation­ships between perceived health locus of control, self-esteem, and mental health status among iranian students. methods: in this analytical study the sub...

Objective: Psychological factors such as the health locus of control play an important role on health behaviors such as adherence to diet regimen. The purpose of this study was to examine the role of health locus of control in predicting adherence to diet regimen among a group of patients with type 2 diabetes. Materials and Methods: Research sample was recruited from several clinics in Shiraz...

objective: psychological factors such as the health locus of control play an important role on health behaviors such as adherence to diet regimen. the purpose of this study was to examine the role of health locus of control in predicting adherence to diet regimen among a group of patients with type 2 diabetes. materials and methods: research sample was recruited from several clinics in shiraz u...

Increasing tendency to drug use is a major social problem, Treatment attempts, regardless of the motivation, are not complete. The study aimed to investigate the relationship between treatment motivation, substance use, craving, withdrawal symptoms and health locus of control in addicted patients. Research population this study included all male and female patients referring to the addiction tr...

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...

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 sampl...

Background: Overweight and obesity are the most serious public health challenges of developed and developing countries. The prevalence of childhood obesity has increased worldwide. This study aims to identify the behavioral determinants of overweight and obesity among adolescents. Methods: This is a qualitative study with directed approach to content analysis of in-depth semi-structured intervi...

introduction: diabetes is the most common disease related to metabolism disorders with long term complications. it needs lifelong specific self-care, as it causes a promotion in quality of life and decreases disease costs. the health belief model (hbm) is a psychological model that attempts to explain and predict health behaviors. this is done by focusing on the attitudes and beliefs of individ...