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J u n e 2 8 - 2 9 , 2 0 1 8 | A m s t e r d a m , N e t h e r l a n d s
Joint Event on
OBESITY AND WEIGHT MANAGEMENT
VACCINES AND IMMUNOLOGY
&
International Conference on
International Conference on
Asian Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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Volume 8
ISSN:
2249-622X
AN INVESTIGATION OF INTERNAL
AND EXTERNAL LOCUS OF CONTROL
MEASURES AND HOW THESE
INFLUENCE HEALTH BELIEFS
REGARDING WEIGHT CONTROL AND
OBESITY IN TWO SOUTH WALES
POPULATIONS
Rhiannon Harris
Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK
T
he Welsh Health Survey (2015) found that 59% of adults in Wales are
either overweight or obese, with 24% being classified as obese. Obesity is
a risk factor for a wide range of chronic conditions, diabetes, certain cancers,
hypertension and is a preventable cause of disease and mortality (WHO,
2004). Data from the Welsh Health Survey (WHS) (2015) indicate that most
adults in Cwm Taf are either overweight or obese. Rates of overweight and
obesity in Merthyr Tydfil have increased to 67% and to 64% in Rhondda Cynon
Taf from rates of 60% found in the previous 2010 WHS. In less deprived areas
such as Monmouthshire and the Vale of Glamorgan rates of overweight and
obesity are 53% and 52% respectively, these have not changed significantly
since the 2010 Welsh Health Survey. Targeted weight loss programmes seem
to be making little impact on the rates of obesity in these populations (James,
2016). Morrison
et al
(2010) found in Glasgow that individuals from the most
deprived areas in a study were half as likely to lose weight and complete
weight loss programmed compared to those from the most affluent areas.
The reasons for this are not fully understood. It is important to investigate
the relationships between locus of control, health beliefs and self-efficacy
in relation to overweight or obesity and weight control to understand how it
can be managed. A review by AbuSabha and Achterberg (1997) investigated
papers on the relationship between self-efficacy and locus of control for
nutrition and health related behaviour. Therefore, this review will focus on
papers published since 1998, examining the tools and methods used to
research these relationships.
Rhiannon Harris is a Course Director and Senior
Lecturer for the MSc/PG Diploma in dietetics
course in Cardiff Metropolitan University. She
has worked previously as a Clinician within NHS.
rharris@cardiffmet.ac.ukBIOGRAPHY
Rhiannon Harris, Asian J Biomed Pharmaceut Sci 2018, Volume 8 | DOI: 10.4066/2249-622X-C1-002