The Reliability and Validity Study of Emotional Security Scale

Ebru Sakız Kuyucu; Duygu Akyüz; Telat Gül Şendil

Research Article

The Reliability and Validity Study of Emotional Security Scale

Year 2017, Volume: 37 Issue: 2, 75 - 94, 11.12.2017

Ebru Sakız Kuyucu , Duygu Akyüz , Telat Gül Şendil

Abstract

The aim of this study was to re-test the validity and reliability of the Emotional Security
Scale which was developed by Davies, Forman, Rasi and Stevens (2002) and adapted to
Turkish by Sakız (2011). The participants of the study were 496 students ranging in age
from 11 to 13 years. Factor analysis revealed that there were 4 factors except behavioral
dysregulation subscale. Cronbach’s Alpha internal consistency coefficients of the subscales
ranged from .73 to .79. These results suggest that the Emotional Security Scale (ESS) is
a valid and reliable instrument with 12 items and 4 factors.

Keywords

Emotional security, interparental conflict, validity, reliability

References

Akyüz, D. (2017). Duygusal güvenlik teorisinin farklı yaş grubundaki ergenler açısından incelenmesi. Yayınlanmamış Doktora Tezi. İstanbul Üniversitesi, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü.
Cummings, E. M. & Davies P. T. (2002). Effects of marital conflict on children on recent advances and emerging themes in process-oriented research. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 43(1),31-63.
Cummings, E. M. & Davies P. T. (1994). Children and marital conflict: The impact of the family dispute and resolution. New York: The Guilford Press.
Cummings, E. M. & Davies P. T. (2010). Marital conflict and children: An emotional security perspective. New York: The Guilford Press. Cummings, E. M., Schermerhorn, A. C., Davies, P. T., Goeke-Morey, M. C. & Cummings, J. S. (2006). Interparental discord and child adjustment: Prospective investigations of emotional security as an explanatory mechanism. Child Development, 77(1),132-152.
Cummings, E. M., George, M. W., McCoy, K. P. & Davies P. T. (2012). Interparental conflict in kindergarten and adolescent adjustment: Pospective investigation of emotional security as an explanatory mechanism. Child Development, 83(5), 1703-1715.
Davies, P. T. & Cummings, E. M. (1998). Exploring children’s emotional security as a mediator of the link between marital relations and child adjustment. Child Development, 69(1),124-139.
Davies, P. T., Forman, E. M., Rasi, J. A. & Stevens, K. I. (2002). Assessing children’s emotional security in the interparental relationship: The security in the interparental subsystem scales. Child Development, 73(2), 544-562.
Davies, P.T. & Woitach, M. J. (2008). Children’s emotional security in the interparental relationship. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 17(4), 269-274.
Fincham, F. (1998). Child development and marital relations. Child Development, 69, 543-574.
Grych, J. H. & Fincham, F. (1990). Marital conflict and children’s adjustment: A cognitive-contextual framework. Psychological Bulletin, 108,267-290.
Grych, J. H. & Fincham, F. (1993). Children’s appraisals of marital conflict: Initial investigations of the cognitive-contextual framework. Child Development, 64,215-230.
Harold, G. T., Shelton, K. H., Goeke-Morey, M. C. & Cummings, J. S. (2004). Marital conflict, child emotional security about family relationships and child adjustment. Social Development, 13(3), 350-375.
Mann, B. J. & Gilliom, L. A., (2002). Emotional security and cognitive appraisals mediate the relationship between parents’ marital conflict and adjustment in older adolescents. The Journal of Genetic Psychology, 165(3), 250-271.
Martin, N. G., Slutske, W. S., Heath, A. C., D’orfino, B. M., Emery, R. M., Harden, K. P. & Turkheimer, E. (2007). Marital conflict and conduct problems in children of twins. Child Development 78(1), 1-18.
Sakız, E. (2011). Duygusal güvenlik hipotezi, ebeveyn tutumları, evlilik çatışması ve çocuk uyum problemleri arasındaki ilişkilerin incelenmesi. Yayınlanmamış Yüksek Lisans Tezi, İstanbul Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü.
Şimşek, Ö. F. (2007). Yapısal eşitlik modellemesine giriş: Temel ilkeler ve LISREL uygulamaları. Ankara: Ekinoks.

Duygusal Güvenlik Ölçeği’nin Geçerlik ve Güvenirlik Çalışması

Year 2017, Volume: 37 Issue: 2, 75 - 94, 11.12.2017

Ebru Sakız Kuyucu , Duygu Akyüz , Telat Gül Şendil

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, Davies, Forman, Rasi ve Stevens (2002) tarafından geliştirilmiş̧
olan ve Sakız (2011) tarafından Türkçe uyarlaması yapılan Duygusal Güvenlik Ölçeği’nin
(DGÖ) geçerlik ve güvenirlik çalışmasını yeniden yapmaktır. Araştırmanın örneklemini,
iki farklı araştırmaya dâhil olan 11-13 yaş aralığında toplam 496 öğrenci oluşturmuştur.
Yapılan faktör analizi, davranışsal düzensizlik alt boyutu dışında 4 boyut olduğunu ortaya
koymuştur. Alt ölçeklerin Cronbach Alfa iç tutarlık katsayıları .73 - .79 değerleri arasında
bulunmuştur. Sonuçlar ışığında, 12 maddeli ve 4 faktörlü Duygusal Güvenlik Ölçeği’nin
(DGÖ) geçerli ve güvenilir bir ölçek olduğu düşünülmektedir.

Keywords

Duygusal güvenlik, ebeveynler arası çatışma, geçerlik, güvenirlik

References

Akyüz, D. (2017). Duygusal güvenlik teorisinin farklı yaş grubundaki ergenler açısından incelenmesi. Yayınlanmamış Doktora Tezi. İstanbul Üniversitesi, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü.
Cummings, E. M. & Davies P. T. (2002). Effects of marital conflict on children on recent advances and emerging themes in process-oriented research. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 43(1),31-63.
Cummings, E. M. & Davies P. T. (1994). Children and marital conflict: The impact of the family dispute and resolution. New York: The Guilford Press.
Cummings, E. M. & Davies P. T. (2010). Marital conflict and children: An emotional security perspective. New York: The Guilford Press. Cummings, E. M., Schermerhorn, A. C., Davies, P. T., Goeke-Morey, M. C. & Cummings, J. S. (2006). Interparental discord and child adjustment: Prospective investigations of emotional security as an explanatory mechanism. Child Development, 77(1),132-152.
Cummings, E. M., George, M. W., McCoy, K. P. & Davies P. T. (2012). Interparental conflict in kindergarten and adolescent adjustment: Pospective investigation of emotional security as an explanatory mechanism. Child Development, 83(5), 1703-1715.
Davies, P. T. & Cummings, E. M. (1998). Exploring children’s emotional security as a mediator of the link between marital relations and child adjustment. Child Development, 69(1),124-139.
Davies, P. T., Forman, E. M., Rasi, J. A. & Stevens, K. I. (2002). Assessing children’s emotional security in the interparental relationship: The security in the interparental subsystem scales. Child Development, 73(2), 544-562.
Davies, P.T. & Woitach, M. J. (2008). Children’s emotional security in the interparental relationship. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 17(4), 269-274.
Fincham, F. (1998). Child development and marital relations. Child Development, 69, 543-574.
Grych, J. H. & Fincham, F. (1990). Marital conflict and children’s adjustment: A cognitive-contextual framework. Psychological Bulletin, 108,267-290.
Grych, J. H. & Fincham, F. (1993). Children’s appraisals of marital conflict: Initial investigations of the cognitive-contextual framework. Child Development, 64,215-230.
Harold, G. T., Shelton, K. H., Goeke-Morey, M. C. & Cummings, J. S. (2004). Marital conflict, child emotional security about family relationships and child adjustment. Social Development, 13(3), 350-375.
Mann, B. J. & Gilliom, L. A., (2002). Emotional security and cognitive appraisals mediate the relationship between parents’ marital conflict and adjustment in older adolescents. The Journal of Genetic Psychology, 165(3), 250-271.
Martin, N. G., Slutske, W. S., Heath, A. C., D’orfino, B. M., Emery, R. M., Harden, K. P. & Turkheimer, E. (2007). Marital conflict and conduct problems in children of twins. Child Development 78(1), 1-18.
Sakız, E. (2011). Duygusal güvenlik hipotezi, ebeveyn tutumları, evlilik çatışması ve çocuk uyum problemleri arasındaki ilişkilerin incelenmesi. Yayınlanmamış Yüksek Lisans Tezi, İstanbul Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü.
Şimşek, Ö. F. (2007). Yapısal eşitlik modellemesine giriş: Temel ilkeler ve LISREL uygulamaları. Ankara: Ekinoks.

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Journal Section	Research Article
Authors	Ebru Sakız Kuyucu Duygu Akyüz Telat Gül Şendil This is me
Publication Date	December 11, 2017
Submission Date	October 31, 2017
Published in Issue	Year 2017 Volume: 37 Issue: 2

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APA	Sakız Kuyucu, E., Akyüz, D., & Şendil, T. G. (2017). The Reliability and Validity Study of Emotional Security Scale. Studies in Psychology, 37(2), 75-94.
AMA	Sakız Kuyucu E, Akyüz D, Şendil TG. The Reliability and Validity Study of Emotional Security Scale. Studies in Psychology. December 2017;37(2):75-94.
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