Stoic beliefs and health: development and preliminary validation of the Pathak-Wieten Stoicism Ideology Scale.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

We developed and validated a new parsimonious scale to measure stoic beliefs. Key domains of stoicism are imperviousness to strong emotions, indifference to death, taciturnity and self-sufficiency. In the context of illness and disease, a personal ideology of stoicism may create an internal resistance to objective needs, which can lead to negative consequences. Stoicism has been linked to help-seeking delays, inadequate pain treatment, caregiver strain and suicide after economic stress.

Methods

During 2013-2014, 390 adults aged 18+ years completed a brief anonymous paper questionnaire containing the preliminary 24-item Pathak-Wieten Stoicism Ideology Scale (PW-SIS). Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to test an a priori multidomain theoretical model. Co

SUBMITTER: Pathak EB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5695468 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature