This study assesses practices of college students (N=913) toward alternative medicine, relationships of students' health locus of control with practices of alternative medicine, and relationships of students' attitudes toward alternative medicine and health locus of control. A principal components factor analysis established construct validity of the author-designed Attitude Toward Alternative Medicine Scale, extracting three factors: Holistic Attitude/Control, Safety, and Satisfaction. Holistic Attitude/Control predicted use of alternative medicine (Wald =61.9, p < .01). A principal components factor analysis established construct validity of the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale, extracting three factors: Internal Health Locus of Control, External-Chance, and External-Powerful Others. Internal Health Locus of Control significantly correlated with Holistic Attitude/Control (r = .35, p =.01).
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc5514 |
Date | 12 1900 |
Creators | Fogle, Peggy |
Contributors | Chng, Chwee-Lye, Nakonezny, Paul, Jackson, Allen, Valerius, Laura, 1961-, Keller, M. Jean |
Publisher | University of North Texas |
Source Sets | University of North Texas |
Language | English |
Detected Language | English |
Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
Format | Text |
Rights | Use restricted to UNT Community (strictly enforced), Copyright, Fogle, Peggy, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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