01704nas a2200277   4500000000100000008004100001260007600042653003200118653002800150653001900178653002000197100002000217700002500237700002300262700002100285700001600306700001500322700002900337700002200366245008700388300001000475490000700485520090600492022001401398020001401412       2009                            d  c01/2009bSociedad Española para el Estudio de la Ansiedad y el Estrés10aPerceived Health Competence10aPsychometric properties10ahealthy people10achronic patient1 aÁngeles Pastor1 aMaite Martin-Aragón1 aSofía López-Roig1 aMª Carmen Terol1 aNieves Pons1 aAna Lledó1 aJesús Rodríguez-Marín1 aSalvador Sánchez00aThe Perceived Health Competence Scale: Psychometric properties in a Spanish sample  a85-960 v153 aThe psychometric properties of the Perceived Health Competence Scale (PHCS: Smith, Wallston, & Smith, 1995) was studied using two Spanish samples (healthy people: n = 252 and chronic pain patients: n = 56). Findings support a unidimensional structure. Internal consistency was good (α = .79 in both samples) and also test-retest stability (r = 54 in the nursing students sample). PHCS was significantly related, in the theoretical sense, to the majority of variables analysed in this study to explore construct validity. PHCS was closely related to Self-Efficacy but not to Internal Locus of Control (no significant relationship was obtained). This scale shows good psychometric properties and, hence, can be considered a useful instrument for assessing control perception in an intermediate area such as health. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: journal abstract)  a1134-7937  a2174-0437