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Peer reviewedUmlauf, Robert L.; Frank, Robert G. – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1986
Replicated a recent report of the factorial structure of the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale, using rehabilitation patients. Analyses failed to validate the previously reported three-dimensional structure, which indicates a need for careful interpretation of this scale when used with certain populations. An alternative factor…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Locus of Control, Patients, Physical Health
Peer reviewedRussell, Stephen F.; Ludenia, Krista – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1983
Examined the psychometric properties of the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control (MHLC) Scales with alcoholic patients (N=100). The three MHLC Scales appear to measure largely independent dimensions of locus of control beliefs specifically related to health. Factor analyses suggest that the instrument is factorily valid. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Beliefs, Factor Analysis, Locus of Control
