The psychometric property and validation of a fatalism scale

Psychology and Health

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 597-613

  Shen, Lijiang ^a   Condit, Celeste M ^a   Wright, Lanelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioural intention; Confirmatory factor analysis; Construct validity; Fatalism; Genetic determinism; Perceived benefits

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BEHAVIOR; CONTROL; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEAR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CULTURE; FEAR; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; GENETIC DETERMINISM; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70449567831     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870440801902535     Document Type: Article

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