Explanatory Style - Personality (psychology - notes)cont...

Similar to locus of control is Explanatory Style:  In accounting for why one becomes ill, those who are healthy in young adulthood but whose explanatory style was marked by pessimism, showed more health problems in their 40's.  Thus, a correlation exists between health status and manner of explaining health problems.  Explanatory style becomes a personality variable that may predict future health status.