HEALTH CONSCIOUSNESS AND HEALTH BEHAVIOR - THE APPLICATION OF A NEW HEALTH CONSCIOUSNESS SCALE

被引：170

作者：

GOULD, SJ ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] RUTGERS STATE UNIV,DEPT MKT,NEW BRUNSWICK,NJ 08903

来源：

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE | 1990年 / 6卷 / 04期

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D O I：

10.1016/S0749-3797(18)31009-2

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

Self-consciousness has been an important trait in personality research. It seems logical to investigate whether health consciousness, involving a similar self-focusing, might operate in a parallel manner. To this end, I developed the Health Consciousness Scale (HCS), primarily by modifying items of the Self-Consciousness Scale, and also tested it for reliability and validity. My study found the HCS to contain four first-order factors: (1) Health Self-Consciousness, (2) Health Alertness, (3) Health Self-Monitoring, and (4) Health Involvement. I found these four first- order factors, along with the overall HCS second-order factor, to relate to a number of self-reported, health-associated behavioral variables. The study also included comparisons with the Health Locus-of-Control Scale and other measures.

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页码：228 / 237

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