LaNoue Marianna, Harvey Abby, Mautner Dawn, Ku Bon, Scott Kevin
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, USA.
Dr. Harvey is currently not affiliated to any university.
Health Psychol Open. 2015 Nov 17;2(2):2055102915615045. doi: 10.1177/2055102915615045. eCollection 2015 Jul.
The factor structure of the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control scale remains in question. Additionally, research on health belief differences between Black and White respondents suggests that the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control scale may not be invariant. We reviewed the literature regarding the latent variable structure of the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control scale, used confirmatory factor analysis to confirm the three-factor structure of the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control, and analyzed between-group differences in the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control structure and means across Black and White respondents. Our results indicate differences in means and structure, indicating more research is needed to inform decisions regarding whether and how to deploy the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control appropriately.
多维健康控制点量表的因子结构仍存在疑问。此外，关于黑人和白人受访者健康信念差异的研究表明，多维健康控制点量表可能并非不变性的。我们回顾了有关多维健康控制点量表潜在变量结构的文献，使用验证性因子分析来确认多维健康控制点的三因子结构，并分析了黑人和白人受访者在多维健康控制点结构及均值上的组间差异。我们的结果表明均值和结构存在差异，这表明需要更多研究来为有关是否以及如何适当应用多维健康控制点量表的决策提供依据。
