Leisure Benefit Scale: A Study of Validity and Reliability

Year 2018, Volume: 23 Issue: 1, 25 - 34, 01.01.2018

Beyza Merve Akgül , Ezgi Ertüzün , Suat Karaküçük

Abstract

The aim of this study was
to develop a Turkish version of the “Leisure Benefit Scale” and to test its
validity and reliability. The Leisure Benefits Scale contains 24 items, which
are expressed on a 5-point Likert scale. The scale was tested on a total of 421
Turkish individuals over 20 years of age. First of all, lingual equivalence of
the scale was applied. The sample
group (n=421) was used to test data using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Confirmatory
factor analysis confirmed this 3-factor solution (confirmatory factor analysis,
GFI=0.96, NFI=0.94, CFI=0.95, IFI 0.95, SRMR 0.05) Internal consistency
coefficient of the whole scale was found to be .83 and
the 3 sub-dimensions ranged from 0.80 to 0.86. The results demonstrate that the
Turkish version of the scale is a valid and reliable instrument for Turkish
individuals.

Keywords

Leisure benefits, Scale, Confirmatory factor analysis

Rekreasyon Fayda Ölçeği: Geçerlilik ve Güvenirlik Çalışması

Abstract

Bu
çalışmanın amacı, “Rekreasyon Fayda Ölçeği”ni (2008) Türkçeye uyarlamak ve
ölçeğin geçerlik ve güvenirlik analizlerini yapmaktır. Rekreasyon Fayda Ölçeği
5’li Likert tipi bir ölçek olup, 24 maddeden oluşmaktadır. Araştırmaya 20 yaş
ve üstü 421 kişi katılmıştır. Öncelikle ölçeğin dilsel eşdeğerliği incelenmiş
ve dilsel eşdeğerliğe sahip olduğu görüldükten sonra geçerlik ve güvenirlik
analizleri yapılmıştır. Ölçeğin geçerlilik çalışmasında, doğrulayıcı faktör
analizi (DFA) kullanılmıştır. Ölçeğin yapılan doğrulayıcı faktör analizinde
ölçeğin 3 faktörlü yapıyı desteklediği ve orijinal formla uyumlu olduğu
görülmüştür (CFA; GFI=0.96, NFI=0.94, CFI=0.95, IFI 0.95, SRMR 0.05). Ölçeğin
Cronbach Alpha değeri .83 olup üç alt boyut için ise iç tutarlılık katsayıları
.80-.86 arasında değişmektedir. Bu sonuçlara göre ölçeğin Türk popülasyonu için
geçerli ve güvenilir bir ölçme aracı olduğu söylenebilir    

Keywords

Ölçek, Rekreasyon faydaları, Doğrulayıcı faktör analizi

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