{"id":24833,"date":"2020-06-30T10:00:34","date_gmt":"2020-06-30T10:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=24833"},"modified":"2023-04-02T07:41:53","modified_gmt":"2023-04-02T07:41:53","slug":"locus-of-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/locus-of-control\/","title":{"rendered":"Locus of control"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Determines where a person perceives he or she receives personal power.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The degree to which a person views outcomes as happening because of his or her own ability or because of chance, fate, or other.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A term used in reference to an individual\u2019s sense of mastery or control over events. Persons with an internal locus of control are more apt to believe that they can influence events, whereas those with an external locus of control tend to believe that events are dictated by fate. These respective orientations can influence a person\u2019s practice of health-related behaviors.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>An individual\u2019s belief about how much power he or she has in regard to what happens to him or her.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The figurative place where a person locates the source of responsibility for the events in his or her life.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>General expectancies about the connections between one\u2019s actions and the outcomes and reinforcements that follow them.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Determines where a person perceives he or she receives personal power. The degree to which a person views outcomes as happening because of his or her own ability or because of chance, fate, or other. A term used in reference to an individual\u2019s sense of mastery or control over events. 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