Angelica M. Roncancio|Abbey B. Berenson|Mahbubur Rahman
Health Locus of Control, Acculturation, and Health-Related Internet Use Among Latinas
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston|The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston|The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
among individuals residing united states internet third used source obtaining health information little known however use latinas understand healthrelated internet use among latinas authors examined within theoretical frameworks health locus control acculturation authors predicted acculturation would serve mediator health locus control healthrelated internet use age healthrelated internet use income healthrelated internet use education healthrelated internet use data collected via 25minute selfreport questionnaire sample consisted 932 young age 2127 years lowincome latinas using structural equation modeling authors observed acculturation partially mediated relation health locus control healthrelated internet use fully mediated relations among age income internet use internal health locus control p 001 younger age p 001 higher income p 001 associated higher levels acculturation higher levels acculturation p 001 internal health locus control p 004 predicted healthrelated internet use internet powerful tool used effectively disseminate information latinas limited access health care professionals findings inform design internetbased health information dissemination studies targeting latinas