aim: health locus of control includes the degree of a person's belief in the fact that his/her health is controlled by internal or external factors. the aim of this study was to determine the status of health locus of control and its related factors among iranian pilgrims.methods: this cross-sectional study was performed on 600 pilgrims of the holy shrines in tehran in 2015. people aged ov...

background: carcinomas of esophagus, mostly squamous cell carcinomas, occur throughout the world. there are a number of suspected genetic or environmental etiologies. human papilloma virus (hpv) is said to be a major etiology in areas with high incidence of esophageal carcinoma, while it is hardly detectable in low incidence regions. this study was designed to evaluate the prevalence of hpv in ...

objective: many investigators have attempted to examine the relationship between perceived locus of control and psychological problems. the present study examined this issue on a sample of iranian university students. methods: study subjects consisted of 134 iranian university students randomized from seven faculties of esfahan university of medical sciences. the subjects completed the symptom ...

introduction: psychological constructs such as locus of control, personality traits, self-esteem and religiosity orientation play an important role in creating discipline desired behavior. this research aimed to investigate the relationship between locus of control, personality trait, self-esteem and religiosity with discipline desired behavior. materials and methods: this is a descriptive anal...