Bettencourt B Ann, Talley Amelia E, Molix Lisa, Schlegel Rebecca, Westgate Steven J
Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA.
Psychooncology. 2008 Sep;17(9):932-9. doi: 10.1002/pon.1315.
This study examines the moderating influence of rural residence on the associations between health locus of control (HLC) beliefs and psychological well-being.
Two hundred and twenty-four breast cancer patients were surveyed.
The results revealed that rurality interacted with HLC beliefs in predicting psychological adjustment. The pattern indicated that, whereas endorsing external forms of locus of control can be detrimental to the psychological well-being of urban breast cancer patients, the same is not true for rural breast cancer patients. For rural breast cancer patients, powerful others locus of control was beneficial for and chance locus of control was unrelated to well-being.
Implications for future research and medical care are discussed.
本研究探讨农村居住环境对健康控制点（HLC）信念与心理健康之间关联的调节作用。
对224名乳腺癌患者进行了调查。
结果显示，在预测心理调适方面，农村居住环境与HLC信念存在交互作用。模式表明，虽然认同外部控制点形式可能对城市乳腺癌患者的心理健康有害，但对农村乳腺癌患者并非如此。对于农村乳腺癌患者，强大他人控制点对幸福感有益，而机遇控制点与幸福感无关。
讨论了对未来研究和医疗护理的启示。
