TY - JOUR
T1 - Work-related, socio-cultural, and personal factors associated with locus of control among Australian general practitioners
AU - Parajuli, Daya Ram
AU - Ullah, Shahid
AU - McGrail, Matthew
AU - McLachlan, Craig S.
AU - Isaac, Vivian
N1 - Funding Information:
This research used data from the MABEL longitudinal survey of doctors. Funding for MABEL was provided by the National Health and Medical Research Council (2007–2016: 454799 and 1019605 ); the Australian Department of Health and Ageing (2008) ; Health Workforce Australia (2013) ; The University of Melbourne , Medibank Better Health Foundation , the NSW Department of Health , and the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services (2017) ; and the Australian Government Department of Health , the Australian Digital Health Agency , and the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services (2018) . The study was approved by The University of Melbourne Faculty of Business and Economics Human Ethics Advisory Group (Ref. 0709559) and the Monash University Standing Committee on Ethics in Research Involving Humans (Ref: 195535 CF07/1102–2007000291). The MABEL research team bears no responsibility for how the data has been analysed, used or summarised in this research."
Funding Information:
Ethical approval was granted by the University of Melbourne Faculty of Economics and Commerce Human Ethics Advisory Committee (Ref. 0709559) and the Monash University Standing Committee on Ethics in Research Involving Humans (Ref. CF07/1102–2007000291). Flinders University Social and Behavioural Ethics Committee provide approval for the secondary analysis (Project no:8266).This research used data from the MABEL longitudinal survey of doctors. Funding for MABEL was provided by the National Health and Medical Research Council (2007–2016: 454799 and 1019605); the Australian Department of Health and Ageing (2008); Health Workforce Australia (2013); The University of Melbourne, Medibank Better Health Foundation, the NSW Department of Health, and the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services (2017); and the Australian Government Department of Health, the Australian Digital Health Agency, and the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services (2018). The study was approved by The University of Melbourne Faculty of Business and Economics Human Ethics Advisory Group (Ref. 0709559) and the Monash University Standing Committee on Ethics in Research Involving Humans (Ref: 195535 CF07/1102–2007000291). The MABEL research team bears no responsibility for how the data has been analysed, used or summarised in this research."
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2022/11
Y1 - 2022/11
N2 - Background: Locus of control (LoC) is a social cognition, that relates to the level of self-control that people have over their personal environment that influences their life. In this context, LoC is frequently associated with work-related behavioral outcomes, ranging from job attitudes, career behaviors, stress, and burnout. Objective: To investigate the association between LoC, and work-related behavioral factors, socio-cultural factors, and personal factors among Australian General Practitioners (GPs). Methods: This study utilized data from the 2010 Medicine in Australia: Balancing Employment and Life (MABEL) survey of doctors. Locus of control (LoC) was measured by a 7-point Likert scale based on Pearlin-Schooler Mastery/Self-efficacy 7-item Scale. Higher score indicated lower internal LoC. Multivariate linear regression model was performed to determine the independent predictors of LoC. Results: Of 3,664 GP participants, LoC did not differ by gender. Poor/fair self-rated health, working in urban location, running a stressful practice, poor balance of professional and personal commitments, poor support network, financial circumstances after retirement, and perception of unrealistic expectation by patients were significant predictors for a lower Internal LoC in a multivariate linear regression model. Adjusted R2 explained 22.4% of variation in predicting the LoC in our models. Conclusions: LoC of Australian GPs is negatively affected by poor work-life balance, inadequate support, and unrealistic patient expectation. These work-place specific factors could be targeted by interventions to improve GPs wellbeing.
AB - Background: Locus of control (LoC) is a social cognition, that relates to the level of self-control that people have over their personal environment that influences their life. In this context, LoC is frequently associated with work-related behavioral outcomes, ranging from job attitudes, career behaviors, stress, and burnout. Objective: To investigate the association between LoC, and work-related behavioral factors, socio-cultural factors, and personal factors among Australian General Practitioners (GPs). Methods: This study utilized data from the 2010 Medicine in Australia: Balancing Employment and Life (MABEL) survey of doctors. Locus of control (LoC) was measured by a 7-point Likert scale based on Pearlin-Schooler Mastery/Self-efficacy 7-item Scale. Higher score indicated lower internal LoC. Multivariate linear regression model was performed to determine the independent predictors of LoC. Results: Of 3,664 GP participants, LoC did not differ by gender. Poor/fair self-rated health, working in urban location, running a stressful practice, poor balance of professional and personal commitments, poor support network, financial circumstances after retirement, and perception of unrealistic expectation by patients were significant predictors for a lower Internal LoC in a multivariate linear regression model. Adjusted R2 explained 22.4% of variation in predicting the LoC in our models. Conclusions: LoC of Australian GPs is negatively affected by poor work-life balance, inadequate support, and unrealistic patient expectation. These work-place specific factors could be targeted by interventions to improve GPs wellbeing.
KW - Australia
KW - General practitioners
KW - Locus of control (LOC)
KW - Work-life balance
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2022.09.048
DO - 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2022.09.048
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85139307332
SN - 0022-3956
VL - 155
SP - 589
EP - 595
JO - Journal of Psychiatric Research
JF - Journal of Psychiatric Research
ER -
