Successful Aging Scale: Validity and Reliability Study

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to develop a successful aging scale specific to Turkey. This research was carried out on two different study groups for exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis studies. The study group formed for exploratory factor analysis consists of 521, and the group for confirmatory factor analysis consists of 243 elderly individuals.By the analyzes carried out, the KMO value of the Successful Aging Scale was found to be .97; validity and reliability analyzes were continued. It was observed that the 19-item SAS with item loads varying between .74 and .84 explained 61.42% of the total variance. After the exploratory factor analysis studies of the SAS, the confirmatory factor analysis studies were started and after the two modifications, the model fit indices were found at an acceptable level (χ2 / df = 2.24, RMSEA = .069, CFI = .922, TLI = .911, SRMR =. .067). In order to determine the criterion-based validity of the SAS, Successful Aging Scale and the Aging In-Situ Scale were used. As a result of the analysis, it was seen that the SAS showed a moderate meaningful relationship with both scales. The Cronbach alpha internal consistency coefficient of the total score of the SAS was calculated as .96 in the first study group and .90 in the second study group.

The translation process of the Culturally Sensitive Active Aging Scale for Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Pakistan

“…In our study, female participants had a higher dependency ratio on their children than male participants, which is not surprising given that females were encouraged to stay at home and take sole responsibility for domestic affairs and child care [2]. After examine the previous studies, it is seen that huge different in terms of demographic values conducted for active aging [19], [22], [32].…”

“…Data adequacy: KMO and the Bartlett test of Sphericity ratio is > 0.5 for the data set to be considered suitable for further factor analysis [19]. The research revealed that the KMO coe cient was.0.701.…”

“…Convergent Validity: The total variance explained seven dimensions in which the variances among variables greater than critical value of 95% con dence (0.5). According to Yuksel and colleagues [19], factor load levels should be at least 0.40.…”

“…Therefore, researchers and policymakers' intent is to promote active aging interventions and strategies to promote healthy aging communities across the world. The scales of active aging, healthy aging, and successful aging inventories went through different editing and adapting processes in the previous studies [4], [17], [19], [20]. The measures that work well in general populations may not work well for older people [6].…”

“…It was necessary to con rm the construct validity of the translated instruments in the current data because these instruments are utilized in Western and in some other Asian civilizations with diverse populations and distinct cultures [14], [19]. Research has indicated that the common approach to checking validity is content validity and construct validity, which tell us regarding the adequacy of the construct to be measured [19].It explains the relevancy and comprehensibility of the mentioned items for the construct, context, and population of interest, so it is highly required to be examined [14]. It is evident from the previous studies that the adaptation process of a research scale does not have any universal agreement [8], [9].…”