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International Journal of Behavioral Medicine
Erschienen in: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine 2/2009

01.06.2009

The Life Control Scale: Validation with a Population Cohort of Middle-Aged Australian Women

verfasst von: Christina Lee, Jess Ford, Helen Gramotnev

Erschienen in: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine | Ausgabe 2/2009

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Abstract

Background

The concept of perceived control is central to many theories of physical and emotional well-being. However, existing measures are lengthy and generally focus on job control. In epidemiological research, brief measures and those which can be applied across entire populations are needed. Among women in particular, a substantial minority have no paid work, while most also have major unpaid family commitments which may affect well-being through their effect on control. Thus, we evaluated the six-item Life Control Scale (Bobak, Soc Sci Med. 47:269–79, 1998) with a population-based sample of middle-aged women.

Method

A population-based sample of 11,223 women aged 50 to 55, participating in the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health, completed the Life Control Scale as part of an omnibus survey of health and psychosocial factors.

Results

The scale was demonstrated to be unifactorial and internally reliable and to show the expected relationships with several measures of socioeconomic position, physical health, and mental health.

Conclusion

The Life Control Scale is brief, valid, and broadly applicable in epidemiological research.
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Metadaten
Titel
The Life Control Scale: Validation with a Population Cohort of Middle-Aged Australian Women
verfasst von
Christina Lee
Jess Ford
Helen Gramotnev
Publikationsdatum
01.06.2009
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
International Journal of Behavioral Medicine / Ausgabe 2/2009
Print ISSN: 1070-5503
Elektronische ISSN: 1532-7558
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-008-9013-5

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