Survey of the week

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" Based on your responses, scores for three separate scales have been

calculated and are presented below. The scores can be used as indicators

of whether people believe their health to be determined by INTERNAL

factors, by CHANCE factors, or by POWERFUL OTHERS.

 

Your score on the INTERNAL scale is 33. Scores on this scale can range

from 6 to 36, with higher scores indicating stronger beliefs that

individuals have control over their own health.

 

Your score on the CHANCE scale is 14. Scores on this scale can range

from 6 to 36, with higher scores indicating stronger beliefs that one's

health is not under one's own control, but is determined by chance,

luck, or fate.

 

Finally, your score on the POWERFUL OTHERS scale is 15. Scores on this

scale can range from 6 to 36, with higher scores indicating stronger

beliefs that one's health is not under one's own control, but under the

control of powerful other people, such as doctors, nurses, health care

professionals, family members, and friends.

 

Scores from this survey on beliefs about control over one's health are

presented for your interest. They should not be construed as a clinical

diagnosis or assessment. Feel free to use the space on the next screen

to let us know how accurate these scores are in describing your beliefs

about control over your health.

 

The Multidimensional Health Locus of Control scales were developed and

first described by Kenneth Wallston, Ph.D. and his colleagues (see

citation below). Form A has been used in this survey.

 

Wallston, Kenneth A., Wallston, Barbara S., & DeVellis, Robert. (1978).

" Development of the multidimensional health locus of control (MHLC)

scales. " Health Education Monographs, 6, 160-170. "