The purpose of the present study was to develop the Turkish Death Anxiety Scale (TDAS) and test its initial psychometric properties. Four independent samples participated in the study: 943 college students in item generation, 388 college students in validation, 171 college students in reliability investigation, and 338 adults in cross-validation. Principal component analysis with a varimax rotation revealed that 20 items of the scale contained three factors (i.e., Ambiguity of Death, Exposure to Death, and Agony of Death), which explained over 67% of the total variability. Confirmatory factor analyses indicated acceptable fit. Significant correlations were found between the scale and death anxiety, state anxiety, trait anxiety, depression, and hopelessness in the student sample. In the adult sample, death anxiety significantly correlated with trait anxiety. Reliability coefficients were also found acceptable. The authors conclude that the TDAS is a promising instrument in assessing the death anxiety levels in Turkey.
The aim of this study is to adapt the Differentiation of Self Inventory Short Form to Turkish and to conduct validity and reliability analyzes. The research group consisted of university students and adults aged from 20 to 64 (̅ = 30.69, sd = 9.56). The structure of the scale was validated by confirmatory factor analysis and the significance of the difference between the 27% upper and lower groups. Selfesteem, trait anxiety, and authenticity metrics were used to the convergent validity. Reliability analyzes were conducted with internal consistency and two-week interval test-retest methods. As a result of the confirmatory factor analysis, the goodness of fit values was reached at the acceptable limits and the four-component structure of DSI-SF was verified. According to the results of the independent sample t test and MANOVA on the difference of the 27% upper and lower groups, scale scores differ significantly in the lower and higher levels of differentiation of self. Moreover, the results obtained from the correlation analyze show that the scale provides convergent validity. The Cronbach's alpha internal consistency coefficient was .82. Findings show that Differentiation of Self Inventory Short Form is a valid and reliable measurement tool.
düşünürken çoğunluğu bu anlarda yaşadıkları duyguların farkında değildirler. Psikolojik danışmanlar üniversite eğitimleri sırasında sessizliğin kullanımına ilişkin bir eğitim almadıklarını ifade etmekte ve tecrübe kazandıkça sessizliğin yönetilmesi konusunda daha fazla ustalaştıklarını ifade etmektedirler. Görüşmelerin sonuçları ilgili alanyazın kapsamında tartışılmıştır. Ayrıca psikolojik danışmanların eğitimi ve bu konuda yapılacak diğer araştırmalar konusunda öneriler sunulmuştur.
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