Correlates of health locus of control in an older, disabled group

The relationships between health-specific locus of control and self-concept, functional disability, and selected demographic measures were examined in a group of 111 (93 male, 18 female) older, institutionalized veterans. It was hypothesized that internal control would correlate with two self-concept measures, global self-esteem and physical self-concept, and with lower rated disability. Both hypotheses were partially supported. Internality correlated with greater educational attainment, externality with greater length of stay in the institution.