Table 4.
Direct effects of locus of control and indirect effects of locus of control via self-control on health outcomes.
| (1) |
(2) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Direct/Total | Indirect/Total | |
| Overall and physical health | ||
| Self-rated health | 83.269*** | 16.731*** |
| PCS | 93.687*** | 6.313*** |
| General health | 83.945*** | 16.055*** |
| Overweight | −22.585 | 122.585*** |
| Obese | 45.547*** | 54.453*** |
| Health behaviors | ||
| Inactive | 96.680*** | 3.320 |
| Smoking | 27.786*** | 72.214*** |
| Number of cigarettes | 66.806 | 33.194 |
| Alcohol: weekly | 152.568*** | −52.568*** |
| Alcohol:3+ drinks | 496.051 | −396.051 |
| Mental health and wellbeing | ||
| MCS | 89.157*** | 10.843*** |
| Mental health | 89.690*** | 10.310*** |
| Psychological distress | 90.422*** | 9.548*** |
| Life satisfaction | 90.928*** | 9.072*** |
| Health satisfaction | 86.497*** | 13.503*** |
Notes: HILDA wave 19, analysis sample. Columns (1) and (2) report the direct and indirect effects, respectively, as a proportion of the total effect (in percent). Direct, indirect, and total effects are obtained as described in Section 5. Statistical inference for the indirect effects is based on standard errors obtained via bootstrapping with 500 replications. *p < 0.1, **p < 0.05, ***p < 0.01.