Research Article

Adaptation of the Parental Attachment Recognition Scale to Turkish Culture

Volume: 54 Number: 2 August 31, 2025
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Adaptation of the Parental Attachment Recognition Scale to Turkish Culture

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to adapt the "Parental Attachment Recognition Scale (PAS)" developed by Tanaka (2019) into Turkish culture and to examine its validity and reliability. A total of 800 parents, 400 mothers and 400 fathers with children between the ages of 3-8, participated in the study. Exploratory Factor Analysis was applied to determine the factor structure of the scale and Confirmatory Factor Analysis was applied to determine the accuracy of the structure. As a result of the exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, it was revealed that both the Mother Form and Father Forms of the scale had a two-factor structure: "Parent-Child Relationship" and "Emotional Bond" dimensions. The internal consistency coefficients for the "Parent-Child Relationship" and "Emotional Bond" dimensions of the EBTS Mother Form are .76 and .84, respectively. The internal consistency coefficients for the "Parent-Child Relationship" and "Emotional Bond" dimensions of the EBTS Father Form are .77 and .84, respectively. The total Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficients for both the Mother and Father Forms were calculated as .91. As a result of the research, it was determined that the Parental Attachment Recognition Scale is a valid and reliable measurement tool to determine the early childhood attachment experiences of mothers and fathers with children between the ages of 3-8.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Cross-Cultural Scale Adaptation, Early Childhood Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

August 31, 2025

Submission Date

July 16, 2024

Acceptance Date

July 29, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 54 Number: 2

APA
Erden Özcan, Ş., Sönmez, S., Oral Paksoy, S. A., & Önem, A. (2025). Adaptation of the Parental Attachment Recognition Scale to Turkish Culture. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 54(2), 643-669. https://doi.org/10.14812/cuefd.1517045
AMA
1.Erden Özcan Ş, Sönmez S, Oral Paksoy SA, Önem A. Adaptation of the Parental Attachment Recognition Scale to Turkish Culture. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi. 2025;54(2):643-669. doi:10.14812/cuefd.1517045
Chicago
Erden Özcan, Şule, Sema Sönmez, Sümeyra Arzu Oral Paksoy, and Ahmet Önem. 2025. “Adaptation of the Parental Attachment Recognition Scale to Turkish Culture”. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 54 (2): 643-69. https://doi.org/10.14812/cuefd.1517045.
EndNote
Erden Özcan Ş, Sönmez S, Oral Paksoy SA, Önem A (August 1, 2025) Adaptation of the Parental Attachment Recognition Scale to Turkish Culture. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 54 2 643–669.
IEEE
[1]Ş. Erden Özcan, S. Sönmez, S. A. Oral Paksoy, and A. Önem, “Adaptation of the Parental Attachment Recognition Scale to Turkish Culture”, Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 54, no. 2, pp. 643–669, Aug. 2025, doi: 10.14812/cuefd.1517045.
ISNAD
Erden Özcan, Şule - Sönmez, Sema - Oral Paksoy, Sümeyra Arzu - Önem, Ahmet. “Adaptation of the Parental Attachment Recognition Scale to Turkish Culture”. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 54/2 (August 1, 2025): 643-669. https://doi.org/10.14812/cuefd.1517045.
JAMA
1.Erden Özcan Ş, Sönmez S, Oral Paksoy SA, Önem A. Adaptation of the Parental Attachment Recognition Scale to Turkish Culture. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi. 2025;54:643–669.
MLA
Erden Özcan, Şule, et al. “Adaptation of the Parental Attachment Recognition Scale to Turkish Culture”. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 54, no. 2, Aug. 2025, pp. 643-69, doi:10.14812/cuefd.1517045.
Vancouver
1.Şule Erden Özcan, Sema Sönmez, Sümeyra Arzu Oral Paksoy, Ahmet Önem. Adaptation of the Parental Attachment Recognition Scale to Turkish Culture. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi. 2025 Aug. 1;54(2):643-69. doi:10.14812/cuefd.1517045

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