@article{ref1,
title="Validation of the Parent Health Locus of Control Scales in an Italian sample",
journal="Italian journal of pediatrics",
year="2009",
author="Bonichini, Sabrina and Axia, Giovanna and Bornstein, Marc H.",
volume="35",
number="1",
pages="13-13",
abstract="ABSTRACT: AIM: This study examined the psychometric properties and the replicability of De Vellis's (1993) Parent Health Locus of Control (PHLOC) scales in an Italian sample. METHOD: The Italian version of PHLOC was administered to 470 mothers of birth to 3-year-old children. RESULTS: Varimax rotated confirmatory factor analysis identified the six original subscales, namely Child, Divine, Fate, Media, Parental, and Professional influences over child health. Internal consistency of the subscales was good (alpha > .70), and test-retest correlations were adequate (r > .80). More highly educated mothers rated media influence as most important. No differences were found considering children's age, gender, and birth order. CONCLUSION: The results offer good evidence of the cross-cultural validity of the PHLOC scales, an instrument that can be useful in interventions with families by the health care practitioners to prevent neglectful childrearing practices.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1824-7288",
doi="10.1186/1824-7288-35-13",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1824-7288-35-13"
}