İki Farklı Öz-kontrol Ölçeğinin Türkçeye Uyarlanması

Abstract

Öz-kontrol özelliği, çok sayıda önemli sonuca yol açtığı için giderek daha fazla önemsenmektedir. Dolayısı ile alan yazında farklı teorik yaklaşımlara dayanan pek çok öz-kontrol ölçeği yer almaktadır. Bu araştırmada, Öz-kontrol Alışkanlığı Ölçeği (HSKÖ; Schroder et al., 2013), Öz-kontrol Eğilimi Ölçeği (ÖEÖ; Ein-Gar & Sagiv, 2014) ve Öz-kontrol Arzusu Ölçeği (ÖKAÖ; Uzie & Baumeister, 2017) olmak üzere üç önemli öz-kontrol ölçeğini Türkçeye uyarlanmayı amaçladık. Bu kapsamda, bu ölçeklerin yapı geçerliliğini, güvenirlik katsayılarını (Cronbach α ve McDonald's ω), ölçüt geçerliğini (ayırıcı ve yakınsak geçerliği) inceledik. Ayrıca bu üç ölçek için kadın ve erkek katılımcılar arasında öz-kontrol puanları açısından farklılaşma olup olmadığını test ettik. Analiz sonuçlarından elde edilen tüm bulgular; HSKÖ, ÖEÖ ve ÖKAÖ'nün kabul edilebilir uyum indeksleri, yüksek düzeyde güvenilirlik katsayıları ve yüksek düzeyde ölçüt geçerlik sonuçları ile tatmin edici psikometrik özelliklere sahip olduğunu göstermiştir. Bununla birlikte, bulgulardan elde ettiğimiz çıkarımları ve gelecekteki araştırmalara ilişkin önerileri tartıştık.

Keywords

• Öz-kontrol alışkanlığı ölçeği
• öz-kontrol arzusu ölçeği
• öz-kontrol eğilimi ölçeği
• psikometrik

Adaptation of Turkish Version of Two Different Self-Control Scales

Abstract

The trait of self-control is receiving growing attention as it leads to plenty of positive outcomes. Besides, there are so many scales based on different theoretical approaches in the literature. In this study, we aimed to adapt two important self-control scales, namely the Dispositional Self-Control Scale (DSC; Ein-Gar & Sagiv, 2014), and Desire for Self-Control Scale (DSCS; Uzie & Baumeister, 2017) into Turkish. In this context, we evaluated factorial validity, reliability coefficients (Cronbach α and McDonald's ω), discriminant, and convergent validity of these scales among college students sample. We also tested gender differences between men and women on self-control scores for two scales. Overall findings demonstrated that DSC, and DSCS had satisfactory psychometric properties for utilization such as acceptable fit indices, a high level of reliability coefficients, and good discriminant and convergent validity. We also discussed the implications of findings and future research.

Keywords

• Desire for self-control
• dispositional self-control
• habitual self-control
• psychometrics

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