This study aimed to examine the prevalence of depressive symptoms and related factors in
Japan. For this purpose, a questionnaire including the Center for Epidemiologic Studies …

Expenditure on healthcare and services can be a serious problem for public health.
Personality variables should be included as indicators to be considered when studying the …

Aims. The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of depressive symptoms and
their related factors in Japan. The results were analyzed to identify the relationship between …

The paper reports on the qualitative results which emerged from a focus group study
conducted in order to troubleshoot and adapt a psychometric instrument measuring locus of …

This measurement study reports on the results of statistical analyses of scores generated by
the Kambara (1982, 1987) Locus of Control Scale (K-LoCS). The scale has two versions: the …

This paper reports on the results of a mixed-methods approach towards the evaluation of a
psychometric instrument commonly used in the Japanese research context for measuring …

Using data gathered from 1125 Japanese high school students, this study reports on an
exploratory factor analysis (EFA) conducted on the Kambara Locus of Control Scale (K …

Methods The revised instrument comprised ten items (see Appendix) for which the students
responded on a 5-point Likert scale. Five items were hypothesized to measure the I-LoC …

The paper represents the culmination of a line of research (Rupp, 2016a; Rupp, 2016b;
Rupp, 2017a; Rupp, 2017b; Rupp & Isemonger, 2018) into the psychometric properties of …

El uso de la asistencia sanitaria no sólo está determinado por la complejidad del proceso
de salud o por el estado funcional del paciente, sino también por otras variables, entre ellas …