Watson M, Pruyn J, Greer S, van den Borne B
CRC Psychological Medicine Group, Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, Surrey, United Kingdom.
Psychol Rep. 1990 Feb;66(1):39-48. doi: 10.2466/pr0.1990.66.1.39.
The English form of the Cancer Locus of Control Scale was administered to an heterogeneous sample of 68 cancer patients. A principal components analysis confirmed the three subscales described in the original Dutch form, however, with five items excluded. Correlations with other measures indicated that high internal control over the course of the illness was associated with a tendency to adopt an attitude toward cancer of 'fighting spirit' whereas high internal control over the cause of the illness was associated with an 'anxious preoccupation' about cancer. No specific relationship was found between scale scores and either depression and anxiety or the tendency to be emotionally controlled. It was concluded that the scale provides a valid measure of perceptions of control of cancer patients and is a useful method of assessing these important psychological responses.
对68名癌症患者的异质样本进行了癌症控制源量表的英文版本测试。主成分分析证实了原始荷兰语版本中描述的三个子量表，但排除了五个项目。与其他测量方法的相关性表明，对疾病过程的高度内部控制与采取“斗志”态度对抗癌症的倾向相关，而对疾病原因的高度内部控制与对癌症的“焦虑关注”相关。在量表得分与抑郁、焦虑或情绪控制倾向之间未发现特定关系。得出的结论是，该量表为衡量癌症患者的控制感提供了有效方法，是评估这些重要心理反应的有用手段。
