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Table 1 KKG1 items translated into English and checked by back-translation

From: Multiple dimensions of health locus of control in a representative population sample: ordinal factor analysis and cross-validation of an existing three and a new four factor model

Items

item wordings

01

When I feel bad physically then this is my own fault.

02

When I have a medical condition, I usually go to the doctor.

03

Whether or not my sickness continues depends on Chance.

04

When I feel well physically I owe this to all the advice and help of others.

05

When I get sick then I didn't take sufficient care of myself.

06

When I have a sickness I seek out the advice of others.

07

Bodily sickness cannot be influenced: When I am unlucky it appears suddenly.

08

When I take care of myself I have no sickness.

09

When destiny wants it I experience bodily pain.

10

When I am sick I ask an expert to help me.

11 2

It can be influenced whether or not I feel well.

12

When I don't have a good doctor I more often suffer from sickness.

13

Whether or not sickness disappears depends on whether or not I'm lucky.

14

I can avoid sickness when I take the advice of others.

15

I owe it to my Fate when my sickness disappears.

16

When I know enough about myself I can help myself when I am sick.

17

When I am sick I know that I can help myself.

18

It is up to me whether my sickness abates.

19

I believe that Luck and Chance play a big role in my physical health.

20

When I feel bad others know better than me how I feel.

21

It's up to me to protect myself from sickness.

  1. 1 German questionnaire to survey control beliefs concerning disease and health by Lohaus and Schmidt (1989) [37]; 2 item 11 was modified in the present study.