Testing the Validity and Reliability of the Self-Forgiveness Dual Process Scale

Year 2023, Volume: 43 Issue: 1, 1 - 29, 28.04.2023

Feridun Kaya , Hatice Odacı , Fatih Aydın

https://doi.org/10.17152/gefad.1110236

Abstract

The present study aims to test the validity and reliability of the Self-Forgiveness Dual Process Scale on emerging adults in Turkey. A total of 317 undergraduate students were recruited in the first sample, of whom 134 (42.3%) were male, 183 (57.7%) were female, and the mean age was 22. The second sample consists of 129 (46.6%) males and 148 (53.4%) females, a total of 277 undergraduate students. The mean age was 21. Personal Information Form, the Short Version of the Scales of General Well-Being, the Heartland Forgiveness Scale, and the Self-Forgiveness Dual Process Scale were utilized to collect data. Confirmatory Factor Analysis was used to test the factor structure of the Self-Forgiveness Dual Process Scale. Analysis revealed that the two-factor structure was confirmed in university students in Turkish culture. The internal consistency reliability coefficient was found as Cronbach α = .76 for the Value Reorientation subscale and as Cronbach α = .87 for Esteem Restoration subscale. The analyses regarding the criterion validity revealed that both subscales have significant positive correlations with general well-being and self-forgiveness.

Keywords

Self-forgiveness, Validity, Reliability

Kendini Affetme İkili Süreç Ölçeğinin Geçerlik ve Güvenirliğinin Test Edilmesi*

Abstract

Bu araştırmanın amacı, Kendini Affetme İkili Süreç Ölçeği’nin genç yetişkinler üzerinde geçerlik ve güvenirliğinin test edilmesidir. Araştırmanın birinci çalışma grubunu 134’ü (%42.3) erkek, 183’ü ise (%57.7) kadın ve yaş ortalaması 22 olarak hesaplanan toplam 317 üniversite öğrencisi oluşturmuştur. Araştırmanın ikinci çalışma grubunu ise 129’u (%46.6) erkek, 148’i (%53.4) kadın toplam 277 üniversite öğrencisi oluşturmaktadır. Katılımcıların yaş ortalaması 21 olarak hesaplanmıştır. Araştırmada Kişisel Bilgi Formu, Kendini Affetme İkili Süreç Ölçeği, Genel İyi Oluş Ölçeği Kısa Formu ve Heartland Affetme Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Kendini Affetme İkili Süreç Ölçeği’nin faktör yapısını test edebilmek için Dorulayıcı Faktör Analizi yapılmıştır. Analizler iki faktörlü yapının Türk kültüründe bulunan üniversite öğrencileri üzerinde doğrulandığını ortaya koymuştur. İç tutarlık güvenirliği katsayısı Pozitif Değere Yeniden Yönelim alt boyutu için Cronbach α = .76 ve Kişisel Saygının Yenilenmesi alt boyutu için Cronbach α = .87 olarak bulunmuştur. Kendini Affetme İkili Süreç Ölçeği’nin ölçüt bağlantılı geçerlik çalışmasının test edilmesi için yürütülen analizler sonucunda ölçeğin her iki boyutundan elde edilen puanlar ile bireylerin genel iyi oluş ve kendini affetme eğilim puanları arasında istatistiksel olarak pozitif yönde ve anlamlı ilişkiler olduğu tespit edilmiştir.

Keywords

Kendini affetme, Geçerlik, Güvenirlik.

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