Social, Health, and Organisational Psychology, Utrecht University , Utrecht , The Netherlands.
Psychol Health. 2019 Nov;34(11):1282-1293. doi: 10.1080/08870446.2019.1591409. Epub 2019 Apr 2.
: The current study aimed to test whether and how self-control and perceived control play a role in health outcomes and lifestyle differences between disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged neighbourhoods. : Cross-sectional survey data including demographics was collected from 3758 participants. Main outcome measures: With the survey, self-control, perceived control, health status and lifestyle variables were assessed. : Participants in disadvantaged neighbourhoods reported poorer general health, as well as unhealthier lifestyles compared to participants in non-disadvantaged neighbourhoods. Self-control was likewise positively associated with health and lifestyle variables. However, self-control did not differ between participants from different neighbourhoods. Perceived control over the environment mediated between type of neighbourhood and health, with participants from a disadvantaged neighbourhood reporting a lower sense of perceived control, which in turn was associated with poorer self-reported general health and less healthy lifestyle choices. : This reveals that perceived control over one's life and the environment is more important than self-control when explaining health differences between neighbourhoods.
本研究旨在测试自我控制和感知控制在劣势和非劣势社区的健康结果和生活方式差异中是否以及如何发挥作用。采用横断面调查数据，从 3758 名参与者中收集人口统计学资料。主要观察指标：通过调查评估自我控制、感知控制、健康状况和生活方式变量。与非劣势社区的参与者相比，处于劣势社区的参与者报告一般健康状况较差，生活方式也不健康。自我控制同样与健康和生活方式变量呈正相关。然而，不同社区的参与者之间的自我控制没有差异。对环境的感知控制在社区类型和健康之间起中介作用，来自劣势社区的参与者报告感知控制较低，这反过来又与较差的自我报告一般健康状况和较不健康的生活方式选择有关。这表明，在解释社区之间的健康差异时，对生活和环境的感知控制比自我控制更为重要。
