Yedam Drug Dependence Stigmatization Scale

Abstract

The aim of this study is to develop a scale which would determine public attitudes towards drug addiction. In the process of development of the scale, 12 questions were prepared and presented to 6 specialists working in Yeşilay Counseling Center (YEDAM), applied to 10 cases as pilot applications. In order to detect the structural validity of the scale factor analysis were conducted. As a result of this analys, a 3 factored scale that explains 36.6% of the total variance and that was comprised of 12items was obtained. Cronbach's α (.74) coefficients for the totality of the scale were calculated. The obtained results prove that the scale is valid and reliable.