1Assistant Professor Centre for Health Psychology, University of Hyderabad, Central University, Prof C.R. Rao Road; Gachibowli; P.O., Hyderabad, 500046; Telangana; (India)
2Freelance Psychologist (M. Sc Health Psychology), Bangalore, India; Email ID: neels408@gmail.com
3Research Scholar (M. Sc Health Psychology); Centre for Health Psychology, University of Hyderabad, Prof C.R. Rao Road; Gachibowli; P.O., Hyderabad, 500046; Telangana, (India)
*Corresponding author Email ID: meerapadhyuoh@gmail.com
**Email ID: kavyahcu@gmail.com
Online published on 27 November, 2018.
The objectives of the study were (1) to find out the role of duration of illness on self-efficacy and health locus of control (2) to explore the relationship between self-efficacy and health locus of control and (3) to assess the impact of self-efficacy on health locus of control of primary hypertensive patients. A between-subjects design was adopted and 150 individuals were grouped into three categories on the basis of duration of illness below one year, between one to five years and above five years and were administered the chronic disease self-efficacy and multidimensional health locus of control scales. Results revealed that the three groups differed significantly in internal and doctors health locus of control as well as in the level of self-efficacy. The internal health locus of control was found to have a significant positive correlation and doctors health locus of control was found to have a significant negative correlation with self-efficacy. Findings revealed the impact of self-efficacy on different dimensions of health locus of control. The implications of the study are discussed.
Self-efficacy, health locus of control, primary hypertensive patients
