Internal Health Locus of Control Predicts Willingness to Track Health Behaviors Online and with Smartphone Apps
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-ksuhonors13678585612021-08-03T05:23:05Z Internal Health Locus of Control Predicts Willingness to Track Health Behaviors Online and with Smartphone Apps Bennett, Brooke L. Psychology Health health locus of control internal health locus of control interventions willingness to use technology mHealth smartphone apps online trackers health behaviors As the style of behavioral health interventions continues to move towards greater use of technology, health locus of control and willingness to use technology-based interventions, or mHealth; may be important factors in the success of these interventions. Research illustrates higher internal locus of control predicts better health-promoting and preventative health behaviors. Research has also demonstrated the initial results for technology-based programs are successful as interventional tools. However, more research is needed on the factors that make individuals more likely to participate in technology-based interventions, such as current rates of participation in risky health behaviors and health locus of control. It was hypothesized internal and powerful other health locus of control beliefs and lower participation in risky health behaviors would predict willing to use online trackers and apps as intervention tools in contrast with chance health locus of control beliefs. This investigation used established measures of health locus of control and risky health behaviors as well as measures of willingness to use online trackers and apps that were created for this study. Overall, those with internal and powerful other health locus of control beliefs were more willing to use online trackers and apps. Additionally, no relationship was found between participation in risky health behaviors and willingness to use technology-based intervention tools. These results suggest health locus of control serves as a mediating factor for use of technological tools for intervention. Furthermore, these results suggested that individualized interventions may increase willingness to participate. 2013-05-09 English text Kent State University Honors College / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1367858561 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1367858561 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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Psychology Health health locus of control internal health locus of control interventions willingness to use technology mHealth smartphone apps online trackers health behaviors Bennett, Brooke L. Internal Health Locus of Control Predicts Willingness to Track Health Behaviors Online and with Smartphone Apps |
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Internal Health Locus of Control Predicts Willingness to Track Health Behaviors Online and with Smartphone Apps |
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Internal Health Locus of Control Predicts Willingness to Track Health Behaviors Online and with Smartphone Apps |
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Internal Health Locus of Control Predicts Willingness to Track Health Behaviors Online and with Smartphone Apps |
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internal health locus of control predicts willingness to track health behaviors online and with smartphone apps |
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