Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing

Sadaf Hameed ¹, Shahin Zehra ¹, Ashfia Nisha ¹, Mehmoodun Nisa ¹, Huma Hilal ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, IN

Abstract

The present investigation was done to study the effect of Health Locus of Control on Psychological and Physical distress among type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients. The sample consisted of 100 type 2 diabetic patients (50 males and 50 females) with a mean age of 56.44 years. The sample was taken from an endocrinology OPD of a government hospital. PGI Health Questionnaire N-1 by Verma, Wig and Pershad was used to evaluate the physical and psychological distress among diabetics, to assess health locus of control, 18 item Health Locus of Control scale developed by Wallston and Wallston was used. Multiple regression analysis was done to see the effect of Health Locus of Control on Physical and Psychological Distress among type 2 diabetics. Results showed that among the three dimensions of Health Locus of Control, Chance significantly predicted psychological distress and internal locus of control significantly predicted physical distress among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. Female diabetic patients scored significantly high on physical distress than their male counterparts.

Keywords

Health Locus of Control, Psychological Distress, Physical Distress, Diabetes.

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Shahin Zehra ¹, Sadaf Hameed ¹, Ashfia Nishat ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, IN

Abstract

It is important to bear in mind that several factors contribute to an adolescent development. The interaction between the environmental factors and the personal factors help the adolescent to develop certain perceptions about his own self and his environment that in turn affects his social development. The present study examined the influence of gender and vocational stream on self-efficacy, family environment and depression among adolescents. Personal self-efficacy scale, family environment scale and depression inventory were administered to 100 students (50 males and 50 females) from Aligarh Muslim University. Results based on ANOVA revealed that the main effect of gender was found statistically significant on depression. Significant main effect of vocational stream was found on cohesion and organization dimensions of family environment scale.

Keywords

Self Efficacy, Family Environment, Depression, Adolescents.

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