Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scales (MHLC) Request inclusion into NCIT below "Research or Clinical Assessment Tool". The multidimensional health locus of control (MHLC) scale is a widely used measure of the factors that people believe exert some measures of control over their health. The MHLC originally developed by Wallston and colleagues contained 3 subscales describing various types of control-related cognitions an individual may have about the current state of his or her health. These were: Internal Health Locus of Control (IHLC), Powerful Others Health Locus of Control (PHLC) and Chance Health Locus of Control (CHLC). Subsequently, a fourth subscale, the God Locus of Health Control (G LHC) scale was developed to assess the extent of an individual's belief that God controls his or her health status was added to the measure. Thus, the expanded MHLC Consists of 4 sub-scales: one Internal and 3 external subscales namely, powerful others, chance and God. Each of the 4 sub-scales has 6 items making a total of 24 items. The two original versions of the MHLC (forms A & B) deal with the general health status whereas the third version (Form C) assesses control-related cognitions about a specific disease state. 15 years and above MHLC Scales Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scales Multiple countries and cultural groups Has adequate construct validity and acceptable metric properties Self no Few but definitions not freely available MHLC Wallston KA, Malcarne VL, Flores L, Hansdottir I, Smith CA, Stein MJ, Weisman MH, Clements PJ. Does God Determine Your Health? The God Locus of Health Control Scale. Cognitive Therapy and Research . April 1999, Volume 23 (2):131-142. Spanish; Chinese; Persian Wallston K., Wallston B. and De Vellis R. (1978). Development of the multidimensional health locus of control (MHLC) scales. Health Education Monographs, 6, 160-169. Healthy population and patients with specific medical conditions Quality of Life and Care Measure