Adaptation of the Attitude Scale Toward Refugee Children into Turkish

Year 2021, Volume: 13 Issue: 24, 308 - 321, 30.06.2021

Fatih Aydoğdu Raziye Pekşen Akça

https://doi.org/10.38155/ksbd.887901

Cited By: 1

Abstract

This study was carried out in order to adapt the Attitude Scale for Refugee Children to Turkish. A total of 625 participants, including 200 students from Erzincan Binali Yıldırım and Kayseri University Associate Degree Child Development Program, and 425 family members aged 18 and over, were included in the study. The validity of the scale was tested with the construct validity and criterion validity. Confirmatory factor analysis was performed within the scope of construct validity. As a result of the analysis, three items were removed, and the remaining 31 items were collected in two sub-dimensions as attitude and emotion as in the original. Within the scope of criterion-based validity, the Attitude Scale of Local People towards Syrians was applied, and a strong, positive and significant relationship was found between the two scales. Within the scope of the reliability studies of the scale, a strong and positive relationship was found between the sub-dimensions, the Cronbach Alpha value was found as .91 for the attitude sub-dimension and .83 for the emotion sub-dimension. These findings show that the validity and reliability of the scale was ensured. As a result, it can be said that the adapted scale is a valid and reliable measurement tool that can be used in studies about attitudes towards refugee children.

Keywords

Refugee Child, Locals, Attitude, Scale Adaptation

Mülteci Çocuklara Yönelik Tutum Ölçeği’ nin Türkçeye Uyarlanması

Abstract

Bu çalışma Mülteci Çocuklara Yönelik Tutum Ölçeği’ nin Türkçe’ ye uyarlanması amacıyla yapılmıştır. Araştırmaya Erzincan Binali Yıldırım ve Kayseri Üniversitesi ön lisans Çocuk Gelişimi Programı’nda öğrenim gören 200 öğrenci ile onların 18 yaş ve üstündeki 425 aile üyesi olmak üzere toplam 625 katılımcı dâhil edilmiştir. Ölçeğin geçerliği yapı geçerliği ve ölçüt dayanaklı geçerlik ile sınanmıştır. Yapı geçerliği kapsamında doğrulayıcı faktör analizi yapılmıştır. Analiz sonucunda üç madde çıkarılmış, geriye kalan 31 madde orijinalinde olduğu gibi tutum ve duygu olmak üzere iki alt boyutta toplanmıştır. Ölçüt dayanaklı geçerlik kapsamında ise Yerel Halkın Suriyelilere Yönelik Tutum Ölçeği uygulanmış, iki ölçek arasında güçlü, pozitif ve anlamlı bir ilişki bulunmuştur. Ölçeğin güvenirlik çalışmaları kapsamında, alt boyutlar arası güçlü ve pozitif yönde ilişki tespit edilmiş, Cronbach Alpha değeri tutum alt boyutu için .91, duygu alt boyutu için .83 olarak bulunmuştur. Bu bulgular ölçeğin geçerlik ve güvenirliğinin sağlandığını göstermektedir. Sonuç olarak uyarlanan ölçeğin, mülteci çocuklara yönelik tutumlar ile ilgili araştırmalarda kullanılabilecek geçerli ve güvenilir bir ölçme aracı olduğu söylenebilir.

Keywords

mülteci çocuk, yerel halk, tutum, ölçek uyarlama

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