PSYCHOMETRIC EVALUATION OF THE TURKISH VERSION OF THE SELF-PRESENTATION TACTICS SCALE

Abstract

The current study aimed to adapt the Self-Presentation Tactics Scale (SPTS; Lee et al., 1999) into Turkish and to evaluate its psychometric properties. Accordingly, two studies were conducted. In the first one, the factor structure of SPTS was tested in a sample of 346 adults with exploratory factor analysis (EFA), which revealed a distinct structure explaining 58.14% of the variance from the 12-factor original scale. The findings showed that a nine-factor model including 50 items presented the best fit with the following factors: ingratiation, apology, exemplification, disclaimer, intimidation, excuse/justification, enhancement, self-handicapping, blasting/entitlement. In the second study, a sample of 653 college students completed SPTS and Revised Self-Monitoring Scale (RSMS). The second-order nine-factor solution was uncovered by confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). In addition, internal consistency and test-retest reliability analyses showed significant correlation coefficients. The criterion-related validity was also proved with significant correlations between SPTS and RSMS. These results verify that the SPTS is a valid and reliable measure to assess self-presentation tactics for the adult population in Turkey.

Keywords

• Self-presentation tactics
• Assertive
• Defensive
• Reliability
• Validity

BENLİK SUNUMU TAKTİKLERİ ÖLÇEĞİ’NİN TÜRKÇE UYARLAMASININ PSİKOMETRİK DEĞERLENDİRMESİ

Abstract

Bu çalışma, Benlik Sunumu Taktikleri Ölçeği’ni (BSTÖ; Lee et al., 1999) Türkçe’ye uyarlamayı ve ölçeğin psikometrik özelliklerini değerlendirmeyi amaçlamıştır. Bu doğrultuda, iki ayrı çalışma yürütülmüştür. İlk çalışmada, ölçeğin faktör yapısı 346 yetişkinden oluşan örneklem ile incelenmiştir. Açımlayıcı faktör analizi (AFA) bulguları, 12 faktörlü orijinal ölçek yapısından farklı olarak varyansın % 58.14’ünü açıklayan bir yapıyı ortaya koymuştur. Bulgular, en uyumlu modelin 50 madde ve dokuz faktörden oluşan yapı olduğunu göstermiştir: kendini sevdirme, özür dileme, örnek olma, ön açıklama, göz korkutma, mazeret bildirme/meşrulaştırma, öne çıkarma, kendini engelleme, hak iddia etme/ hor görme. İkinci çalışmada, 653 üniversite öğrencisinden oluşan örneklem BSTÖ ve Gözden Geçirilmiş Kendini Ayarlama Ölçeğini (GGKAÖ) doldurmuştur. Doğrulayıcı faktör analizi sonuçları, ikinci düzey dokuz faktörlü yapıyı desteklemiştir. Bunun yanı sıra, iç tutarlılık ve test-tekrar test güvenirlik analizleri sonucunda anlamlı korelasyon katsayıları bulunmuştur. BSTÖ ve GGKAÖ arasındaki anlamlı korelasyon ölçüt bağıntılı geçerliğin varlığını kanıtlamıştır. Bu bulgular, BSTÖ’nün iddiacı ve savunucu benlik sunumu taktiklerini değerlendiren geçerli ve güvenilir bir ölçüm aracı olduğunu ve Türkiye’deki yetişkin popülasyonu için kullanılabileceğini doğrulamıştır.

Keywords

• Benlik sunumu taktikleri
• İddiacı
• Savunucu
• Güvenirlik
• Geçerlik

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