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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 reviewedThompson, Bruce; And Others – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1987
Investigated measurement characteristics of the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control (MHLC) Scales when the scales are used with elementary school children. The MHLC scales were administered to 876 fourth, fifth, and sixth graders. Results from four analyses of data strongly support the reliability and factorial validity of the revised MHLC…
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Health, Intermediate Grades, Locus of Control
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
Download full textBirkimer, John C.; And Others – 1990
Compliance with many health-promoting regimens is often poor, even among individuals with known chronic disease. Lifestyle changes recommended by cardiac rehabilitation educators are often not adopted or not maintained by clients having suffered myocardial infarction and/or coronary graft bypass surgery. Subjects were graduates (N=117) of a Phase…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Attribution Theory, Behavior Patterns, Health Promotion
Thompson, Bruce; And Others – 1989
The study reported in this paper investigated the structure of the health locus of control beliefs of elementary school children using second-order factor analysis and the measurement characteristics of the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control (MHLC) Scales. Changes of wording were made in 10 of the MHLC Scales items in order to improve the…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Grade 4
