PMID- 9528277
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19980520
LR  - 20110727
IS  - 0546-1766 (Print)
IS  - 0546-1766 (Linking)
VI  - 44
IP  - 11
DP  - 1997 Nov
TI  - [Relationships between resting behavior and health locus of control among 
      elementary schoolgirls].
PG  - 836-44
AB  - PURPOSE: 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. METHODS: 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. 
      RESULTS: 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 significant association with resting behavior. 3. Girls who perceived rest was 
      relating directly to their personal health, took a rest more often than those who 
      did not perceive a personal application for rest. 4. IHLC data distribution shows 
      a marked difference between grades. Scores were significantly higher in the 6th 
      grade than in the 3rd grade. This rising tendency of internality seems to be a 
      developmental change. 5. IHLC scores of 1991 3rd graders classified their 3rd 
      grade behavior patterns. The 3rd grade (1991) "usually taking a rest" group 
      scored significantly higher than the other groups. 1991 IHLC scores classified 
      their 1994 6th grade behavior patterns. The 6th grade (1994) "usually taking a 
      rest" group also scored significantly higher than the other groups. 6. The data 
      for resting behavior of the girls did not coincide with that of their mothers. 
      There were no correlations between the girls's IHLC scores and their mothers's 
      IHLC scores. CONCLUSION: This study revealed some significant relationships 
      between resting behaviors and IHLC scores among the schoolgirls. It seems that 
      girls who had high IHLC tendency in the 3rd grade were growing up with this 
      tendency. Perhaps in the interest of self-care, they elected to rest to keep 
      healthy when they were tired.
FAU - Yoshida, Y
AU  - Yoshida Y
AD  - College of Health Professions Toho University.
FAU - Takagi, H
AU  - Takagi H
LA  - jpn
PT  - English Abstract
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Japan
TA  - Nihon Koshu Eisei Zasshi
JT  - [Nihon koshu eisei zasshi] Japanese journal of public health
JID - 19130150R
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Age Factors
MH  - Child
MH  - *Child Behavior
MH  - Female
MH  - *Health Behavior
MH  - Health Education
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Internal-External Control
MH  - Mother-Child Relations
MH  - *Rest
MH  - Self Care
EDAT- 1998/04/07 00:00
MHDA- 1998/04/07 00:01
CRDT- 1998/04/07 00:00
PHST- 1998/04/07 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1998/04/07 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1998/04/07 00:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Nihon Koshu Eisei Zasshi. 1997 Nov;44(11):836-44.