title: Chinese translation and validation of the Nowicki-Strickland Locus of Control Scale for Children.
abstract: The objective of this study is to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Nowicki-Strickland Locus of Control Scale for Children for its utility in clinical research and nursing practice. The scale was translated from the original English language into the Chinese language and the reliability and validity of the translated scale were tested. Results showed that there was high test re-test reliability, acceptable internal consistency reliability, appropriate content validity, concurrent validity and construct validity. It is concluded that the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Nowicki-Strickland Locus of Control Scale for Children presented in this paper supports its feasibility as a research instrument to measure children's locus of control objectively and appropriately in the Chinese population.
authors.affiliation: The Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Esther Lee Building, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Ho Cheung William
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Violeta
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lopez
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002673:Child, Hospitalized; D002681:China; D016002:Discriminant Analysis; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D015399:Nursing Research; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000523:psychology; D011581:Psychological Tests / Q000592:standards*; D002666:Psychology, Child; D011594:Psychometrics; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D014175:Translating