PMID: 9528277Apr 7, 1998Paper

Relationships between resting behavior and health locus of control among elementary schoolgirls

[Nihon kōshū eisei zasshi] Japanese journal of public health
Y Yoshida, H Takagi

Abstract

To clarify the effects of Internal Health Locus of Control (IHLC) on the practice of resting behavior. Resting has recently gained attention because of overwork and stressful social situations. We investigated daily preventive health behaviors and Health Locus of Control (HLC) in children and their mothers over three years from 1991. This paper reports on the relationships between resting and IHLC among elementary schoolgirls. The subjects of this study in 1991 were public elementary schoolgirls in their 3rd year (8-9 years old) and their mothers. Three years, later in 1994, we investigated the same children and their mothers, with 104 girls answering questionnaires in both studies. The resting behavior data was obtained from the question "Do you rest or take a nap when you are very tired?". We used Parcel & Meyer's Children's HLC Scales for children and Horige's Japanese version of Health Locus of Control (JHLC) Scales for mothers. Only the data concerning IHLC was extrapolated for this study. 1. The data for resting behavior for 1991 in the 3rd grade did not coincide with that for 1994 in the 6th grade. On the whole rest was taken more frequently in the 3rd grade than in the 6th grade. 2. Perceived health state had a signific...Continue Reading

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