Multidimensional profiles of health locus of control in Hispanic Americans

Brian R. Champagne; Rina S. Fox; Sarah D. Mills; Georgia Robins Sadler; Vanessa L. Malcarne

doi:10.1177/1359105315577117

Multidimensional profiles of health locus of control in Hispanic Americans

Brian R. Champagne, Rina S. Fox, Sarah D. Mills, Georgia Robins Sadler, Vanessa L. Malcarne

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2376-2385
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of Health Psychology
Volume	21
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105315577117
State	Published - Oct 1 2016
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

beliefs
ethnicity
health psychology
locus of control
quantitative methods

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Applied Psychology

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