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Factor structure of the health locus of control scale
Author(s) -
Boyle Edward S.,
Harrison Bruce E.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(198110)37:4<819::aid-jclp2270370422>3.0.co;2-1
Subject(s) - locus of control , psychology , scale (ratio) , social psychology , locus (genetics) , control (management) , artificial intelligence , computer science , geography , biochemistry , chemistry , cartography , gene
Examined the factor structure of the Health Locus of Control Scale in a group of domiciled veterans ( N = 456). Results indicate that expectancies for health control are not distributed along the unidimensional continuum implied by the format of the scale. Instead, health locus of control appears to be at least bidimensional, with factors defined by internally and externally worded items. Alternative methods for scoring the scale that make use of factor score coefficients and for classifying S s as “health‐internals” and “health‐externals” are suggested.