Hardiness and attitudes toward professional healthcare services:Implications for healthcare service utilization among Black Americanadults

摘要

This study (N = 780) examines the indirect effects ofhardiness—health locus of control (HLOC), health competence (HC), health value(HV)—on past-year healthcare provider visit via attitudes toward seeking andreceiving professional healthcare services (ATSRPHS). Across four health domains(dental, general health, mental, vision), ATSRPHS mediated the indirect effectof (1) HV and (2) internal HLoC on past-year healthcare provider visit. ATSRPHSalso mediated the indirect effect of external HLoC on past-year visit tohealthcare provider visit for general medical, mental, and vision health.ATSRPHS did not mediate any indirect effect of HC on past-year healthcareprovider visit. This research contributes to understanding determinants ofhealthcare service utilization among Black American adults.