Locus of Control and Adjustment to Cancer

Datos Bibliográficos

ID13670404
AutoresMaggie Watson (0000-0002-5558-9655, Royal Marsden Hospital, autor de correspondencia), Steven Greer (Royal Marsden Hospital), Jean Pruyn, J F A Pruyn (Tilburg University), Bart Van Den Borne (0000-0001-6248-4707, Tilburg University)
Año1990
Volumen66
Número1
Páginas39-48
Fecha de publicación1990-02-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2466/pr0.1990.66.1.39
PMID2326428
OpenAlexW1973825742
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas8
Referencias citadas14

The English form of the Cancer Locus of Control Scale was administered to an heterogeneous sample of 68 cancer patients. A principal components analysis confirmed the three subscales described in the original Dutch form, however, with five items excluded. Correlations with other measures indicated that high internal control over the course of the illness was associated with a tendency to adopt an attitude toward cancer of 'fighting spirit' whereas high internal control over the cause of the illness was associated with an 'anxious preoccupation' about cancer. No specific relationship was found between scale scores and either depression and anxiety or the tendency to be emotionally controlled. It was concluded that the scale provides a valid measure of perceptions of control of cancer patients and is a useful method of assessing these important psychological responses

Developmental psychology · Locus of control · Cancer survivorship and care · Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life · Clinical Psychology · Family Support in Illness · Psychology · Social Psychology