Expectancies about Control Over Health
Wallston, Kenneth, A.; Smith, Roberta, A.; King, Joan, E.; Forsberg, Patricia, R.; Wallston, Barbara, Strudler; Nagy, Vivian, Tong; Wallston, Kenneth, A., Vanderbilt University School of Nursing; Smith, Roberta, A., Vanderbilt University School of Nursing; King, Joan, E., Vanderbilt University School of Nursing; Forsberg, Patricia, R., George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University; Wallston, Barbara, Strudler, George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University; Nagy, Vivian, Tong, Veterans Administration Outpatient Clinic, Los Angeles
Журнал:
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
Дата:
1983
Аннотация:
Data from four studies of adults are used to address the relationship between expectancies for control of one's health (an outcome) and preference for control of health care (a process). The former is operationalized by the use of the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control (MHLC) Scales; the latter by the B and I subscales of the Krantz Health Opinion Survey (KHOS). Descriptive data from the four studies are presented. Significant correlations exist between the B subscale and the PHLC and IHLC scales. Factor analysis of datafrom three of the studies reveals that, along with selected items from other scales, all of the items from both the PHLC scale and the B subscale load on the first factor. Both theoretical and methodological reasons for these findings are discussed.
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