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PERCEIVED CONTROL

PERCEIVED CONTROL. Presentation by: Gerald Dyer, Jr. Based upon Thompson & Schlehofer NCI Article. OU LINE. Description of Perceived Control Components of Perceived Control Perceived Control & Health Behavior Theories Measurements of Control Constructs. PERCIEVED CONTROL.

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PERCEIVED CONTROL

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  1. PERCEIVEDCONTROL Presentation by: Gerald Dyer, Jr. Based upon Thompson & Schlehofer NCI Article

  2. OU LINE • Description of Perceived Control • Components of Perceived Control • Perceived Control & Health Behavior Theories • Measurements of Control Constructs

  3. PERCIEVED CONTROL Perception that one has the abilities, resources, or opportunities to get positive outcomes or avoid negative effects through individual actions. Associated with the following: emotional well-being, enhanced ability to cope with stressors, greater likelihood of making difficult behavior changes, etc. Generally adaptive to have a sense of control across a variety of environments (classroom-workplace-medical center)

  4. REASONS PERSONAL CONTROL IS VIP PREDICTOR OF HEALTH BEHAVIORS Need to feel efficacious Helplessness decreases attempts to change Desire for control VIP determinant for making health-protective changes.

  5. 6 Components of Personal Control • Locus of Control & Self Efficacy • Perceptions vs Control Strategies • General vs Specific • Realistic vs Unrealistic • Desire for Control/Preference for Involvement • Target of Control

  6. LOCUS OF CONTROL & SELF-EFFICACY LOCUS OF CONTROL SELF-EFFICACY Skill/Will • Internal • External

  7. REALISTIC vs UNREALISTIC Taking action to protect oneself or obtain a desired goal. Not tied to effective action.

  8. PERCIEVED CONTROL &HEALTH BEHAVIOR THEORIES

  9. Two-Process Model ofPerceived Control • Rothbaum, Weisz, and Synder (1982) • Primary Control • Secondary Control • Control Strategies

  10. Control Strategies • Focuses: • Reach Desired Outcomes • Handling of Stress

  11. Theory of Planned Behavior • Perceived behavioral control is an indicator for actual behavior. • Accurate in predicting intentions to perform behavior. • Predictive power of model thought to increase if perceived control used as a measure.

  12. Social Cognitive Theory • Self regulatory systems(internal controls) guide behavioral decisions • Self-Efficacy (Belief that one can perform a behavior) • Response Efficacy (Belief that a certain behavior will reach a desired outcome) • > Self&Response Efficacy = > Behavior Change

  13. Self Control Theory • Control refers to the ability to monitor and inhibit one’s own emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. • Examples: Improving posture, suppressing specific thoughts, or eating a low-fat diet.

  14. SCALES. SCALES! SCALES!!

  15. Comparison General PC Mastery Scale Desired Control Scale 70 Items 5 Point Response Scales 2 Subscales • 7 Items • 7 Point Likert Scale

  16. THANK YOU!!!

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