Citation

Champagne BR, Fox RS, Mills SD, Sadler GR, Malcarne VL. J. Health Psychol. 2015; 21(10): 2376-2385.

Affiliation

UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center, USA SDSU/UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, USA San Diego State University, USA vmalcarne@mail.sdsu.edu.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1359105315577117

PMID

25855212

Abstract

Latent profile analysis identified health locus of control profiles among 436 Hispanic Americans who completed the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control scales.

RESULTS revealed four profiles: Internally Oriented-Weak, -Moderate, -Strong, and Externally Oriented. The profile groups were compared on sociocultural and demographic characteristics, health beliefs and behaviors, and physical and mental health outcomes. The Internally Oriented-Strong group had less cancer fatalism, religiosity, and equity health attributions, and more alcohol consumption than the other three groups; the Externally Oriented group had stronger equity health attributions and less alcohol consumption. Deriving multidimensional health locus of control profiles through latent profile analysis allows examination of the relationships of health locus of control subtypes to health variables.

Language: en