Table 5.
Health outcomes regressed on internal locus of control, self-control, and their interaction.
| (1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panel A: Overall and Physical Health | |||||
| Self-rated health | PCS | General health | Overweight | Obese | |
| SC | 0.131*** | −0.018 | 4.019*** | −0.042*** | −0.040*** |
| (0.016) | (0.018) | (0.370) | (0.008) | (0.008) | |
| [0.039] | . | [0.061] | [-0.069] | [-0.150] | |
| Internal LOC | 0.547*** | 0.510*** | 15.467*** | −0.008 | −0.042*** |
| (0.019) | (0.021) | (0.429) | (0.010) | (0.009) | |
| [0.164] | . | [0.234] | [-0.012] | [-0.157] | |
| SC*Internal LOC |
0.098*** | 0.126*** | 2.167*** | −0.028*** | −0.020** |
| (0.018) | (0.020) | (0.408) | (0.009) | (0.009) | |
| [0.029] |
. |
[0.033] |
[-0.046] |
[-0.074] |
|
| Adj. R2 | 0.229 | 0.264 | 0.253 | 0.081 | 0.056 |
| Obs. |
15,189 |
15,000 |
15,151 |
14,812 |
14,812 |
|
Panel B: Health Behaviors | |||||
| Inactive |
Smoking |
Number of cigarettes |
Alcohol: weekly |
Alcohol: 3+ drinks |
|
| SC | −0.001 | −0.059*** | −2.229 | −0.067*** | −0.083*** |
| (0.007) | (0.007) | (2.102) | (0.008) | (0.009) | |
| [-0.007] | [-0.368] | [-0.031] | [-0.155] | [-0.173] | |
| Internal LOC | −0.099*** | −0.027*** | −5.047* | 0.149*** | 0.072*** |
| (0.008) | (0.007) | (3.035) | (0.009) | (0.011) | |
| [-0.823] | [-0.172] | [-0.071] | [0.346] | [0.148] | |
| SC*Internal LOC |
−0.014* | 0.005 | −0.564 | 0.008 | 0.000 |
| (0.008) | (0.007) | (2.488) | (0.009) | (0.010) | |
| [-0.113] |
[0.032] |
[-0.008] |
[0.019] |
[0.000] |
|
| Adj. R2 | 0.057 | 0.095 | 0.092 | 0.092 | 0.116 |
| Obs. |
15,234 |
15,178 |
2319 |
15,164 |
12,154 |
|
Panel C: Mental Health and Wellbeing | |||||
| MCS |
Mental health |
Psychological distress |
Life satisfaction |
Health satisfaction |
|
| SC | 0.267*** | 4.742*** | −0.116*** | 0.227*** | 0.251*** |
| (0.019) | (0.331) | (0.007) | (0.030) | (0.038) | |
| . | [0.066] | [-0.580] | [0.029] | [0.035] | |
| Internal LOC | 0.970*** | 17.419*** | −0.339*** | 1.020*** | 1.261*** |
| (0.021) | (0.370) | (0.009) | (0.033) | (0.044) | |
| . | [0.241] | [-1.697] | [0.128] | [0.176] | |
| SC*Internal LOC |
−0.024 | −0.533 | 0.060*** | 0.027 | 0.174*** |
| (0.020) | (0.356) | (0.008) | (0.032) | (0.041) | |
| . |
[-0.007] |
[0.303] |
[0.003] |
[0.024] |
|
| Adj. R2 | 0.334 | 0.324 | 0.262 | 0.173 | 0.182 |
| Obs. | 15,000 | 15,233 | 15,256 | 15,283 | 15,281 |
Notes: HILDA wave 19, analysis sample. OLS regressions. In addition, all regressions control for gender, age (in categories), education (in categories), migrant status, Indigenous status, as well as a maximum set of fixed effects for the state of residence and a constant. Robust standard errors in parentheses. Relative effect sizes, where relevant, are in brackets. *p < 0.1, **p < 0.05, ***p < 0.01.