Health Locus of Control among Institutionalized and Non Institutionalized Elderly Women
Journal Title: International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 8
Abstract
Our living mainly depends upon our health. Health plays a major role in everybody’s life and is always associated with our mental, physical and social well being. Health locus of control is influenced by individual’s attitude towards health, behaviour and situations. Health locus can be influenced either through external factors like fate, luck, chance, medical professionals etc., or internal factors like one’s own actions, knowledge towards the health problems and how they prevent it. Generally Health and health locus of control is a main area that disturbs the elderly population living in different conditions. Keeping the above points in view the present study aims to find out Health locus of control among Institutionalized and Non Institutionalized elderly Women. Using simple random sampling technique 100 elderly women living in Institutions (Old age homes) and 100 elderly women living in Non- Institutions (living in home) were included in the study. An exploratory design was adopted for the study. The Health Locus of Control Scale developed by developed by Wallston, Kaplan and Maides (1976) along with the Information Schedule prepared by the researcher was used. The obtained results revealed that Institutionalized and Non Institutionalized elderly Women differ in their Health Locus of Control.
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Mrs. Shailaja M, Dr. Sreenivas . M
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