MHLC从两极测定了人们对治疗效果的评价,一极反映了病人应对疗效负责的看法,即内控性,另一极则反映了治疗者所起的作用,即外控性。
MHLC是22个条目的自评量表,另外还有6个插入题(不记分)。最初的版本包括61个条目,经在大学生中试测后,通过统计学处理简化成目前的量表。量表评分采用6分制,6分代表最为外控性,1分代表极端的内控性,这样量表的分值范围在22(极端的内控性)至132(极端的外控性)之间。
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