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Locus of control and pain: Validity of the Form C of the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control scales when used with adolescents

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    Identifier:  imarina:5130365
    Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/imarina5130365
    Authors:  Castarlenas, E; Solé, E; Racine, M; Sánchez-Rodríguez, E; Jensen, MP; Miró, J
    Abstract:
    The objective of this study was to examine the factor structure, reliability, and validity of the Form C of the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control scales in adolescents. A confirmatory factor analysis indicated that adequate fit of a four-factor model and the internal consistency of the scales were adequate. Criterion validity of the four scales of the Form C of the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control was also supported by significant correlations with measures of pain-related self-efficacy, anxiety, and coping strategies. The results indicate that the four Form C of the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control scale scores are reliable and valid and therefore support their use to assess pain-related locus of control beliefs in adolescents.

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    Link to the original source: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1359105316669860?journalCode=hpqa
    APA: Castarlenas, E; Solé, E; Racine, M; Sánchez-Rodríguez, E; Jensen, MP; Miró, J (2018). Locus of control and pain: Validity of the Form C of the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control scales when used with adolescents. JOURNAL OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY, 23(14), 1853-1862. DOI: 10.1177/1359105316669860
    Paper original source: JOURNAL OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY. 23 (14): 1853-1862
    Article's DOI: 10.1177/1359105316669860
    Journal publication year: 2018-12-01
    Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Paper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion
    Record's date: 2026-05-09
    URV's Author/s: Castarlenas Solé, Elena Teresa / Miró Martínez, Jordi / Sánchez Rodríguez, Elisabet / Sole Pijuan, Ester
    Department: Psicologia
    Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Publication Type: Journal Publications
    ISSN: 13591053
    Author, as appears in the article.: Castarlenas, E; Solé, E; Racine, M; Sánchez-Rodríguez, E; Jensen, MP; Miró, J
    licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    Thematic Areas: Psychology, clinical, Psychology, Psicología, General medicine, Educação, Ciencias sociales, Ciências biológicas i, Applied psychology
    Author's mail: ester.sole@urv.cat, ester.sole@urv.cat, elena.castarlenas@urv.cat, elena.castarlenas@urv.cat, elisabet.sanchez@urv.cat, elisabet.sanchez@urv.cat, jordi.miro@urv.cat, jordi.miro@urv.cat

  • Keywords:

    Young people
    Self efficacy
    Reproducibility of results
    Psychometrics
    Psychological tests
    Pain
    Multidimensional health locus of control
    Male
    Locus of control
    Internal-external control
    Humans
    Female
    Factor analysis
    statistical
    Cross-sectional studies
    Anxiety
    Adolescent
    Adaptation
    psychological
    Applied Psychology
    Psychology
    Clinical
    Psicología
    General medicine
    Educação
    Ciencias sociales
    Ciências biológicas i

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