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Health-promoting Lifestyle, Illness Control Beliefs and Well-being of the Obese Diabetic Women

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  • Purnima Awasthi
  • Ramesh C. Mishra
  • S. K. Singh

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The study examines the role of health-promoting lifestyle and illness control beliefs in well-being of obese diabetic women. Measures of illness control belief, health-promoting lifestyle and obesity-related well-being were given to 100 obese diabetic women selected from outdoors of hospitals in Varanasi. Analysis revealed patients’ stronger belief in ‘doctor-control’ and ‘supernatural-control’ than ‘self-control’ of the disease. Nutrition, interpersonal relations, physical activity and stress management were given more importance in health promotion than spiritual growth-related practices. Belief in ‘self-control’ and ‘doctor-control’ of disease was negatively correlated with ‘psychosocial discomfort’, ‘physical discomfort’ and ‘psychosocial impact’ aspects of obesity, whereas ‘supernatural-control’ showed positive relationship with all aspects. All components of ‘health-promoting lifestyle’ were negatively correlated with ‘physical discomfort’, ‘psychosocial discomfort’ and ‘psychosocial impact’ aspects of obesity. Multiple regression analysis brought out ‘self-control’, ‘supernatural-control’, ‘health responsibility’, ‘physical activity’ and ‘stress management’ as significant predictors of ‘well-being’ of the obese diabetic women.

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  • Purnima Awasthi & Ramesh C. Mishra & S. K. Singh, 2018. "Health-promoting Lifestyle, Illness Control Beliefs and Well-being of the Obese Diabetic Women," Psychology and Developing Societies, , vol. 30(2), pages 175-198, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:psydev:v:30:y:2018:i:2:p:175-198
    DOI: 10.1177/0971333618783395
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