The life control scale: Validation with a population cohort of middle-aged Australian women

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 148-157

  Lee, Christina ^a   Ford, Jess ^a   Gramotnev, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mental health; Perceived control; Physical health; Socioeconomic position; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFE CONTROL SCALE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION RESEARCH; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; VALIDATION STUDY; VALIDITY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AUSTRALIA; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 70349602083     PISSN: 10705503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12529-008-9013-5     Document Type: Article

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