TY - JOUR
AU1 - Deary, Ian J.
AB - Locus of Control at Age 10 Years and Health Outcomes and Behaviors at Age 30 Years: The 1970 British Cohort Study CATHARINE R. GALE,PHD, G. DAVID BATTY,PHD, AND IAN J. DEARY,PHD Objective: To examine the relationship between locus of control at age 10 years and self-reported health outcomes (overweight, obesity, psychological distress, health, and hypertension) and health behaviors (smoking and physical activity) at age 30, controlling for sex, childhood IQ, educational attainment, earnings, and socioeconomic position. Methods: Participants were members of the 1970 British Cohort Study, a national birth cohort. At age 10, 11,563 children took tests to measure locus of control and IQ. At age 30, 7551 men and women (65%) were interviewed about their health and completed a questionnaire about psychiatric morbidity. Results: Men and women with a more internal locus of control score in childhood had a reduced risk of obesity (odds ratio, 95% CI, for a SD increase in locus of control, 0.86, 0.78–0.95), overweight (0.87, 0.82–0.93), fair or poor self-rated health (0.89, 0.81–0.97), and psychological distress (0.86, 0.76–0.95). Women with a more internal locus of control had a reduced risk of high blood pressure (0.84, 0.76–0.92). Associations between childhood IQ and risk of obesity 
TI - Locus of Control at Age 10 Years and Health Outcomes and Behaviors at Age 30 Years: The 1970 British Cohort Study
JF - Psychosomatic Medicine
DO - 10.1097/PSY.0b013e31816a719e
DA - 2008-05-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wolters-kluwer-health/locus-of-control-at-age-10-years-and-health-outcomes-and-behaviors-at-8akyXNP6qm
SP - 397
EP - 403
VL - 70
IS - 4
DP - DeepDyve
ER -