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Table 4 Cronbach’s alphas and correlations among factors

From: The psychometric properties of the Italian adaptation of the Health Orientation Scale (HOS)

Italian adaptation HOS

Cronbach’s alpha

MHPP

HES

HIC

PHC

HLC

HA

HEX

MHPP

.911

.

      

HES

.888

.737***

      

HIC

.876

.390***

.383***

     

PHC

.857

.686***

.614***

.346***

    

HLC

.815

.656***

.584***

.398***

.619***

   

HA

.818

.401***

.180

.705***

.4327**

.363***

  

HEX

.756

.248***

.148

.428***

.483***

.434***

.723***

 
  1. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < .001
  2. MHPP Motivation for health promotion and prevention, HES Health esteem, HIC Health image concern, PHC Personal health consciousness, HLC Health locus of control, HA Health anxiety, HEX Health expectation