Abstract
Introduction: Human power is the most valuable treasure of the world's armies and is considered one of the pillars of military organizations, and the success or failure of missions and operations depends on the physical and mental health of the troops, in addition to expensive weapons and technology.
Purpose: The purpose of this research is to predict the mental health of human resources from the source of internal and external control.
Materials and methods: A sample consisting of 384 people was selected using a simple random sampling method as a research sample and Goldberg and Hiller General Health Questionnaires (GHQ) and Rutter's source of control as information measurement tools. They were presented.
Findings: The findings showed that most of the students (77%) have an external source of control and in the field of mental health, the state of students according to the cut point of the questionnaire.
Discussion and conclusion: There is a significant difference between the type of locus of control and the level of mental health in first, second and third year students, there is a positive and significant relationship between the internal locus of control and mental health, and a negative and weak relationship between the external locus of control and mental health. The internal control variable had a direct and significant positive effect on the mental health criterion variable, and the external control variable had a direct and significant negative effect on the mental health criterion variable.