San Diego State University, USA.
Istanbul Kültür University, Turkey.
J Health Psychol. 2021 Dec;26(14):2958-2965. doi: 10.1177/1359105320919884. Epub 2020 Jun 7.
The English and Spanish versions of the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control scales have not been psychometrically evaluated for use with Hispanic Americans. Hispanic American adults ( = 436) completed the English ( = 210) or Spanish ( = 226) Multidimensional Health Locus of Control scales. A multiple-group confirmatory factor analysis did not support equivalent four-factor structures for Spanish- and English-speaking Hispanic Americans. Follow-up exploratory factor analyses of the 24 items supported an 18-item, four-factor structure for English-speaking Hispanic Americans and a 22-item, three-factor structure for Spanish-speaking Hispanic Americans. These results suggest caution when using the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control scales with Hispanic Americans.
多维健康控制源量表的英文和西班牙文版本尚未经过心理计量学评估,不适用于西班牙裔美国人。西班牙裔美国成年人(n=436)完成了英文(n=210)或西班牙文(n=226)多维健康控制源量表。多组验证性因子分析不支持西班牙语和英语为母语的西班牙裔美国人具有等效的四因素结构。对 24 个项目的后续探索性因子分析支持英语为母语的西班牙裔美国人采用 18 项四因素结构,西班牙语为母语的西班牙裔美国人采用 22 项三因素结构。这些结果表明,在使用多维健康控制源量表时,需要对西班牙裔美国人保持谨慎。