Table 5 Internal consistency reliability of the cultural belief subscales
Scale | Number of items | Mean of items | Mean of item SDs | Cronbach’s alpha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Factor 1. Cancer fatalism | 20 | 2.36 | 0.78 | 0.93 |
Factor 2. Health fatalism | 12 | 2.50 | 1.05 | 0.90 |
Factor 3. Crisis health orientation and external control | 11 | 2.23 | 0.86 | 0.82 |
Factor 4. Preventive health orientation and internal control | 9 | 3.95 | 0.70 | 0.83 |