Self-Determination Scale: The Adaptation Study

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ABSTRACT. The aim of the present study was to adaptate in Turkish and determine the reliability and validity of the SelfDetermination Scale. The original scale was translated into Turkish and then administered to 232 university students. Factor analysis of the scale yielded a 2-factor solution with 5 items established in the first factor (self-contact) and 4 in the second (choicefulness). The reliability coefficient of the "self-contact" and "choicefulness" subscales were .67 and .71 respectively. This scale has limited crition related validity, with a positive correlation between the Empatic Trend Scale and both scale and sub-scales but with no correlation between otonomy scale and both scale and sub-scales. The two sub-scales can be predict the empathy scores and thereof it can be said that this scale has adequate prediction validity. The finding of the present study were discussed in the light of the literature and the future studies.Key Words: Self-Determination Scale, reliability,validity * Assist. Prof. Dr., Faculty of Political Sciences, Department of Labor Economics And Industrial Relations, Division of Psychology of Administration and Labor, ersoy@politics.ankara.edu.tr ** Specialist Psychologist, Ankara University, Milli Piyango Dormitory,guldu@ankara.edu.tr Müge ERSOY KART, Özgür GÜLDÜ 188 SUMMARYAccording to the Self-Determination Theory (Deci and Ryan, 1996), there are three "innate psychological needs": Otonomy, competence and relatedness. In the theory, "self-determination" is not seen the same thing as "independence", thereof a person is self-determined when he or she has initiative on their action. Then self-determination is about the degree helded by someone the responsibility of own decide and actions. Self-advocacy can bring to the individuals freedom for control their needs and goals. Only selfcontacted person who also is aware of the choices standing before them, can be self-determined. Social environment will be effective on the selfdeterminated actions, too.

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