OBJECTIVES To use a theory of planned behaviour (TPB) framework to explore the beliefs underlying communication of the donation decision for people who had not previously registered their consent on a donor register or discussed their decision with significant others. DESIGN Initially, a focus group study elicited the common TPB (behavioural, normative, and control) beliefs about registering ...

This report summarizes two studies on the influence of parent behaviors on the development of their children's beliefs that they (the children), rather than external agents, cause and are responsible for the reinforcements they receive. Children's beliefs in internal control were correlated with ratings of the mother's behaviors when she was in interaction with the child (study A, with 41 child...

BACKGROUND The belief that we can control our thoughts is not inevitably adaptive, particularly when it fuels mental control activities that have ironic unintended consequences. The conviction that the mind can and should be controlled can prompt people to suppress unwanted thoughts, and so can set the stage for the intrusive return of those very thoughts. An important question is whether or no...

Control beliefs and spirituality appear to be important factors in recovery from alcoholism. However, the integration of these two constructs has received little attention, and the relationship of spiritually related control beliefs to recovery remains unclear. Currently no measures exist to specifically assess these beliefs. To address this need, the Alcohol-Related God Locus of Control scale ...

This paper investigates how parents’ locus of control beliefs affect investment in their children’s health, depending on parental education. Parents with an external locus of control attribute outcomes to external factors outside of personal control whereas internal parents attribute outcomes to personal actions. Because locus of control influences the perceived probability of investment return...

background: hyperlipidemia is one of the most important factors in progression of coronary heart diseases, because of the importance of lipid control for preventing heart disease; this study has done to explore the relation between health beliefs and medications adherences in patients with hyperlipidemia. methods: this correlation study has done in 82 patients with hyperlipidemia. for obtain in...

objectives: the aim of present study was examining the effectiveness of group metacognition treatment on metacognition beliefs in women with breast cancer. method: in a quasi-experimental design, with pre-test and post-test and control group, 24 patients with a diagnosis of breast cancer, among patients who referred to the division of oncology and  radiotherapy of  imam hossein hospital  in teh...