On the replicability and correlates of the Parent Health Locus of Control Scales

This study examined the replicability, psychometric properties and socio-demographic correlates of the Parent Health Locus of Control Scales (PHLOC). The original 30-item English version of the PHLOC instrument was translated and applied to a Norwegian sample. The subjects were (1) 1058 mothers of 2-year-old children and residing in the county of Sogn and Fjordane (the total response rate to the survey was 72.9%), and (2) 322 mothers of similar …