Abstract
This study (N = 780) examines the indirect effects of hardiness—health locus of control (HLOC), health competence (HC), health value (HV)—on past-year healthcare provider visit via attitudes toward seeking and receiving professional healthcare services (ATSRPHS). Across four health domains (dental, general health, mental, vision), ATSRPHS mediated the indirect effect of (1) HV and (2) internal HLoC on past-year healthcare provider visit. ATSRPHS also mediated the indirect effect of external HLoC on past-year visit to healthcare provider visit for general medical, mental, and vision health. ATSRPHS did not mediate any indirect effect of HC on past-year healthcare provider visit. This research contributes to understanding determinants of healthcare service utilization among Black American adults.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal | Health Psychology Open |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2021 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© The Author(s) 2021.
Keywords
- attitudes toward seeking healthcare services
- hardiness
- health competence
- health value
- healthcare service utilization
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Psychology
- Psychiatry and Mental health
