Development and Validation of the Parent Health Locus of Control Scales

DeVellis, Robert F.; Blanchard, Lynn; Klotz, M. L.; Luchok, Kathryn J.; Voyce, Charlene

doi:10.1177/109019819302000213

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“…For measuring parent health locus of control (LOC), the parent health LOC scale developed by DeVellis [16] was used. Parent health LOC means that a parent has an influence on their children's health.…”

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The Influence of Media Communication on Risk Perception and Behavior Related to Mad Cow Disease in South Korea

Park

Sohn

2013

Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives

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ObjectivesThe purpose of this study was to ascertain the influence of media communication on risk behavior related to mad cow disease (MCD).MethodsMothers of elementary school students in Seoul were recruited as the survey participants of this study.ResultsMedia reports affected risk behavior related to MCD. Also, knowledge and attitude toward MCD affects risk behavior.ConclusionRisk-related information provided by the media should maintain consistency and objectivity. For effective risk communication, there should be an open communication between the government and public, experts, and related industries, who should all collaborate.

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The Influence of Media Communication on Risk Perception and Behavior Related to Mad Cow Disease in South Korea

Park

Sohn

2013

Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives

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“…Parents reported their perceived control over their child's safety using the Parent Health Locus of Control child subscale (PHLOC; DeVellis et al, 1993). The measure is designed to assess whether parents believe their child's well-being is controlled by the child's ability to direct his/her affairs or to external, uncontrollable factors.…”

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The roles of child, parent and environmental factors in pedestrian supervision

Barton¹,

Huston²

2012

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion

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Pedestrian injuries are a significant health risk to children, particularly those 5-9 years of age. Surprisingly, few studies have explored parent-related factors that may moderate this risk. We examined parental supervision choices in the context of child pedestrian experience, parent perceptual factors and varying levels of environmental risk. A series of street crossing scenarios were used to examine the roles of child, parent and environmental factors in determining parents' supervision choices. Parents recognised differing levels of risk across environmental conditions and altered their supervision choices accordingly. Child age and parental risk perception were significantly predictive of supervision choices. Our results demonstrate that parents assess multiple factors when determining the intensity of supervision necessary for their children. Notably, parents adjust their supervision in direct relation to changes in the physical environment. Implications of these findings for injury prevention and future research are discussed.

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“…In addition, parents completed the Fate subscale from the Parent Health Locus Of Control (PHLOC) which provides an index of the extent to which parents believe that the health and injury status of their child is predominantly a matter of luck or fate (for example, Whether my child avoids injury is mostly a matter of luck). 31 Parents also completed two subscales, neuroticism and conscientiousness, from a standardized personality measure, the Big Five Inventory (BFI). 32 Table 1 shows the means and standard deviation scores obtained for all measures.…”

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Measuring parent attributes and supervision behaviors relevant to child injury risk: examining the usefulness of questionnaire measures

Morrongiello

House²

2004

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Objective: This study aimed to identify self report questionnaire measures of parent attributes and behaviors that have relevance for understanding injury risk among children 2-5 years of age, and test a new Parent Supervision Attributes Profile Questionnaire (PSAPQ) that was developed to measure aspects of protectiveness and parent supervision. Methods: Naturalistic observations were conducted of parents' supervision of children on playgrounds, with questionnaires subsequently completed by the parent to measure parent education, family income, parent personality attributes, attributes relevant to parent supervision, and beliefs about parents' control over the child's health status. These measures were then related to children's risk taking and injury history. Results: Visual supervision, auditory supervision, and physical proximity were highly intercorrelated, indicating that parents employed all types of behaviors in service of supervision, rather than relying predominantly on one type of supervisory behavior. Physical proximity was the only aspect of supervision behavior that served a protective function and related to children's risk taking behaviors: parents who remained close to their children had children who engaged in less risk taking. On questionnaires, parents who reported more conscientiousness, protectiveness, worry about safety, vigilance in supervision, confidence in their ability to keep their child safe, and belief in control over their child's health had children who showed less risk taking and/or experienced fewer injuries. The new PSAPQ measure was associated with specific aspects of supervision as well as children's risk taking and injury history. Conclusions: This study reveals several parent attributes and behaviors with relevance for child injury risk that can be measured via self report questionnaires, including the new PSAPQ. U nintentional injuries are a leading cause of death and hospitalization for children beyond 1 year of age.1 2 For young children, most injuries occur in and around the home when they are presumably in the care of someone who is supervising them (that is, overseeing their activities). 3 Inadequate supervision has been cited as a contributing factor for child injury in a variety of studies. [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] However, very few studies have directly examined the relationship between supervision and child injury risk. 10 14-17 One of the greatest challenges to studying relations between supervision and child injury is deciding on appropriate measures of supervision. Naturalistic observations are time consuming, draining of personnel resources, and can produce distortions in data to the extent those observed behave unnaturally when being studied.18 Questionnaire measures have proven reliable and valid for studying a variety of parenting behaviors. 19 However, there have been no attempts to develop questionnaire measures of supervision or protectiveness that relate to child injury risk. The goal of the present study was to address this gap in knowledg...

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Development and Validation of the Parent Health Locus of Control Scales

Cited by 39 publications

References 19 publications

The Influence of Media Communication on Risk Perception and Behavior Related to Mad Cow Disease in South Korea

The Influence of Media Communication on Risk Perception and Behavior Related to Mad Cow Disease in South Korea

The roles of child, parent and environmental factors in pedestrian supervision

Measuring parent attributes and supervision behaviors relevant to child injury risk: examining the usefulness of questionnaire measures

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