Higher levels of perceived control are associated with a lower risk of physical health problems, including declines in physical functioning (Infurna et al., 2011), heart attacks (Rosengren et al., 2004), cardiovascular disease incidence (Stürmer et al., 2006), and mortality from cardiac disease (Surtees et al., 2010).

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