Final answer:
Setting goals can help individuals reach them faster and also report less depression.
Step-by-step explanation:
Setting goals can help individuals reach them faster and also report less depression.
Research has shown that people who have an internal locus of control, meaning they believe they have control over their own life and actions, are healthier, are better able to cope, and are less depressed than people who have an external locus of control (Benassi, Sweeney, & Durfour, 1988; Lefcourt, 1982; Maltby, Day, & Macaskill, 2007; Whyte, 1977, 1978, 1980).