HOCUS-POCUS, THE FOCUS ISNT STRICTLY ON LOCUS - ROTTER SOCIAL-LEARNING THEORY MODIFIED FOR HEALTH

被引:227
作者
WALLSTON, KA
机构
[1] School of Nursing, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 37240, Tennessee
关键词
BELIEFS; CONTROL; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY;
D O I
10.1007/BF01173488
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
This paper shows how the author's original modification of Rotter's social learning theory (SLT) highlighting the construct of health locus of control beliefs is no longer adequate. It develops a new modification of SLT where the internal health locus of control beliefs moderate but do not mediate health-promoting behavior. It discusses the development and utility of global indicators of perceived control over health in preference to a strict focus on the locus of the control.
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页码:183 / 199
页数:17
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