Translating and Adapting the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale FORM C to a Chinese Scale Specifically Used for Measuring People’s Beliefs About the Prevention and Treatment of Depression in Mainland China
摘要
Depression is a common mental disorder that besets an estimated 5% of adults worldwide. The health locus of control construct is likely to mediate health status and outcomes, and it has proven helpful in predicting and explaining specific health-related behaviors. However, it has never been used to investigate health beliefs about the prevention and treatment of depression. This chapter translates and adapts the MHLC Form C to Chinese and makes the Chinese version depression specific.