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Personal control and health promotion.
1Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109.
Social Science & Medicine (1982)
|January 1, 1989
Summary
Personal control, the belief in one's ability to influence events, is crucial for well-being. Enhancing personal control can serve as a unifying theory for health promotion strategies.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Health Promotion
- Behavioral Science
Background:
- Personal control is an individual's belief in their capacity to influence outcomes.
- High personal control correlates with vigor and resilience, while low control is linked to passivity and poor morale.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the origins and propose a composite theory of personal control.
- To apply the concept of personal control to the field of health promotion.
Main Methods:
- Literature review to trace the roots of the personal control concept.
- Theoretical development of a composite personal control theory.
- Application of the theory to health promotion frameworks.
Main Results:
- Personal control significantly impacts intellectual, emotional, behavioral, and physiological states.
- A composite theory of personal control is proposed.
- The personal control concept offers a unifying theoretical foundation for health promotion.
Conclusions:
- Personal control is a fundamental psychological construct with broad implications.
- The proposed composite theory provides a robust framework for understanding and enhancing personal control.
- Personal control can be the cornerstone for a unifying theory of health promotion.