Psychometric properties of a scale to measure investment in the sick role: The Illness Cognitions Scale

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 360-364

  Berk, Michael ^a,b,c   Berk, Lesley ^a   Dodd, Seetal ^a   Jacka, Felice N ^a   Fitzgerald, Paul B ^d   De Castella, Anthony R ^d   Filia, Sacha ^d   Filia, Kate ^d   Kulkarni, Jayashri ^d   Jackson, Henry J ^a   Stafford, Lesley ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ORYGEN RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^c FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

illness behaviour; illness beliefs; Illness Cognitions Scale; psychometric; scale validation; sick role

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; ILLNESS COGNITION SCALE; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; INTERNAL VALIDITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALADJUSTMENT; MALE; OBLIMIN ROTATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS;

ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SICK ROLE;

EID: 84858119282     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2010.01570.x     Document Type: Article

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