Instrument development for health belief model constructs

ANS Adv Nurs Sci. 1984 Apr;6(3):73-85. doi: 10.1097/00012272-198404000-00011.

Abstract

Research was conducted to develop valid and reliable scales to test the Health Belief Model (HBM). The dependent variable chosen for scale development was frequency of breast self-examination. Independent variables were constructs related to the HBM: susceptibility, seriousness, benefits, barriers, and health motivation. Analyses for construct validity and theory testing included factor analysis and multiple regression. Chronbach Alpha and Pearson r were used to compute reliabilities. Scales that were judged valid and reliable were susceptibility, seriousness, benefits, barriers, and health motivation.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Attitude to Health*
  • Breast
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Models, Psychological*
  • Palpation
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Statistics as Topic
  • Surveys and Questionnaires