Status Consumption Scale: Turkish Adaptation Validity and Reliability Study

Year 2025, Volume: 9 Issue: 3, 853 - 871, 29.09.2025

Sena Altın , Şeyda Ok

https://doi.org/10.29023/alanyaakademik.1617900

Abstract

The aim of this study is to adapt the Status Consumption scale developed by Eastman et al. (1999:45) into Turkish and to conduct validity and reliability tests. The study was conducted with data obtained from 463 participants from various regions of Turkey. Confirmatory Factor Analysis was used to evaluate the construct validity of the scales. The results of the analyses showed that the factor structures of the scales provided adequate fit with the standard fit measures. Cronbach's Alpha internal consistency coefficient was calculated to determine the reliability of the scales. As a result of the study, the Turkish scale was found to be valid and reliable in measuring status consumption among consumers. The adaptation of this measurement tool into Turkish for the first time will contribute to the elimination of an important gap in the field and will make a valuable contribution to the Turkish literature.

Keywords

Consumption , Status Consumption , Scale Adaptation , Status Consumption Scale

Statü Tüketimi Ölçeği: Türkçeye Uyarlama Geçerlilik ve Güvenirlik Çalışması

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, Eastman ve arkadaşları (1999:45) tarafından geliştirilen Statü Tüketimi ölçeğini Türkçeye uyarlayarak geçerlilik ve güvenilirlik testlerini yapmaktır. Araştırma, Türkiye'nin çeşitli bölgelerinden 463 katılımcıdan elde edilen verilerle gerçekleştirilmiştir. Ölçeklerin yapı geçerliliğini değerlendirmek için Doğrulayıcı Faktör Analizi kullanılmıştır. Analiz sonuçları, ölçeklerin faktör yapılarının standart uyum ölçüleri ile yeterli uyum sağladığını göstermektedir. Ölçeklerin güvenilirliğini belirlemek amacıyla Cronbach Alfa iç tutarlılık katsayısı hesaplanmıştır. Çalışmanın sonucunda, Türkçe ölçeğin tüketiciler arasında statü tüketimini ölçmede geçerli ve güvenilir olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Bu ölçme aracının Türkçeye ilk kez uyarlanması, alandaki önemli bir boşluğun giderilmesine katkı sağlayacak ve Türkçe literatüre değerli bir katkı sunacaktır.

Keywords

Tüketim , Statü Tüketimi , Ölçek Uyarlama , Statü Tüketimi Ölçeği

Ethical Statement

Araştırmaya başlanmadan önce Kayseri Üniversitesi Etik Kurulundan 24.05.2024 tarihli 71/2024 nolu kararla etik açıdan uygunluk onayı alınmıştır.

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