@article{article_1670488, title={Are We Loyal to Ourselves? Development of the Self-Loyalty Scale}, journal={Ege Eğitim Dergisi}, volume={26}, pages={301–319}, year={2025}, DOI={10.12984/egeefd.1670488}, author={Akyıl, Yusuf and Erdinç, Beste}, keywords={Self-Loyalty, Mindfulness, Resilience, Mental Well-Being, Scale Development}, abstract={Being loyal to oneself improves mental health. Betrayal and self-betrayal can harm mental health. This study aims to develop a valid and reliable Self-Loyalty Scale for Turkish adults and proposes a hypothetical model. The current research has been conducted in three studies. Item response analysis revealed that the scale items were highly discriminative in Study I (N = 258). Various reliability analyses (McDonald’s ω, Cronbach’s α, Guttman’s λ6) showed the Self-Loyalty Scale’s reliability. In Study II (N = 419), correlation and network analysis revealed substantial associations with depression, anxiety, stress, and life satisfaction. Additionally, all of the Big Five personality traits were linked to self-loyalty. Study III (N = 457) found that mindfulness and resilience serially mediated self-loyalty and mental well-being. So, self-loyalty predicts mental health directly and indirectly through mindfulness and resilience. According to this view, self-loyal people are more conscious of their environment and can handle problems more readily, leading to increased well-being. This pioneering and comprehensive study on self-loyalty highlights the concept’s importance in terms of mental health.}, number={3}, publisher={Ege University}, organization={This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.}