@article{article_974023, title={Turkish Adaptation of the Aging Anxiety Scale for Middle-Age Women: Validity and Reliability Study}, journal={Journal of Basic and Clinical Health Sciences}, volume={6}, pages={173–180}, year={2022}, DOI={10.30621/jbachs.974023}, author={Aydın, Adeviye and Kabasakal, Esma}, keywords={Aging, anxiety, middle-aged, women, reliability, validity}, abstract={Purpose: This study aimed to adapt the Aging Anxiety Scale for Middle-Aged Women to the Turkish culture and to evaluate its validity and reliability. Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted with 248 women. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were performed for language validity, content validity and psychometric measurements of the study. For reliability, the test-retest method was performed. Results: In exploratory factor analysis, it was determined that the total variance was described as 59.15%. The confirmatory factor analysis, the fit indices of the scale were found acceptable. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of the scale was 0.89. Conclusions: The study determined that the Turkish version of the Aging Anxiety Scale for Middle-Aged Women is a valid and reliable measuring instrument.}, number={1}, publisher={Dokuz Eylul University}