Speech Communication, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
Psychol Health. 2009 Jun;24(5):597-613. doi: 10.1080/08870440801902535.
In this article, we conceptualised fatalism as a set of health beliefs that encompass the dimensions of predetermination, luck and pessimism. A 20-item scale was developed as a measurement instrument. Confirmatory factor analyses were performed to test the dimensionality of the scale. Three external variables (i.e. genetic determinism, perceived benefits of lifestyle change and intention to engage in healthy behaviour) were used as reference variables to test the construct validity of the scale. Data from a web-based national survey (N = 1218) showed that the scale was unidimensional on the second order, and with good reliability (alpha = 0.88). The relationships between the external variables and the first- and second-order factors provided evidence of the scale's external consistency and construct validity.
在本文中，我们将宿命论概念化为一组健康信念，包括宿命论、运气和悲观主义等维度。我们开发了一个 20 项的量表作为测量工具。通过验证性因子分析来检验量表的维度。我们使用三个外部变量（即遗传决定论、对生活方式改变的感知益处和参与健康行为的意愿）作为参考变量来检验量表的结构效度。一项基于网络的全国性调查（N=1218）的数据显示，该量表在二阶上是单维的，具有良好的信度（alpha=0.88）。外部变量与一阶和二阶因子之间的关系提供了量表的外部一致性和结构效度的证据。
