San Diego Wisdom Scale (SD-WISE): Adaptation, validity and reliability study

Year 2022, Volume: 5 Issue: 2, 436 - 452, 02.12.2022

Osman Nejat Akfırat , Ahmet Akkaya

https://doi.org/10.33400/kuje.1131886

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine the psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the San Diego Wisdom Scale (SD-WISE), which measures the wisdom of individuals. SD-WISE, Thomas et al. Developed by in 2019. In order to adapt the SD-WISE to Turkish culture, the English-Turkish translation of the scale was made by three faculty members from the field of Guidance and Psychological Counseling, with the permission of the author. The Turkish form, which was created from the translations made by three experts, was translated back into English by three different faculty members who are experts in the field. The conformity of the translation was checked by comparing the post-translation form with the original English form. Then, the created form was applied to a group of 127 people and the language and comprehensibility of the expressions in the scale were tested. This study was conducted with the participation of 221 individuals aged 16-56 years. The validity of the Turkish form of the scale was examined by confirmatory factor analysis. Fit indices obtained as a result of DFA (χ2(237) = 404.96, χ2/sd= 1.71, GFI=.87, CFI= .93, IFI=.93, NNFI=.92 SRMR=.071 and RMSEA=.057) shows that the six-factor model (Social Advising, Decisiveness, Pro-Social Behaviors, Emotional Regulation, Tolerance for Divergent Values and Insight) defined for the original factor structure of the scale was confirmed. In order to determine the reliability level of the scale, Cronbach Alpha values for the whole scale and its sub-dimensions and item total correlation values for the items were calculated and test-retest analysis was performed. The Cronbach α reliability coefficient was calculated between .82 for the combined scale and between .47 and .71 for the subscales. Test-retest reliability correlation values for the sub-dimensions of the scale ranged from 0.71 to 0.79. With the findings obtained, it has been revealed that this scale is a measurement tool that can be used in determining the wisdom levels of individuals between the ages of 16-56 in Turkey and makes measurements with high reliability and validity.

Keywords

wisdom, scale, validty, reliability

San Diego Bilgelik Ölçeği: Uyarlama, geçerlik ve güvenirlik çalışması

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı San Diego Bilgelik Ölçeği’nin (SDBÖ) Türkçeye uyarlanmasıdır. SDBÖ, Thomas vd. tarafından 2019 yılında geliştirilmiştir. SDBÖ’nin Türkçeye uyarlanabilmesi için öncelikle yazardan izin alınmış, ardından ölçek Rehberlik ve Psikolojik Danışmanlık alanından üç öğretim üyesi tarafından İngilizceden Türkçeye çevrilmiştir. Üç uzman tarafından yapılan çevirilerden oluşturulan Türkçe form, alan uzmanı olan üç farklı öğretim üyesi tarafından tekrar İngilizceye çevrilmiştir. Çeviri sonrası form ile orijinal İngilizce form karşılaştırılarak çeviri uygunluğu kontrol edilmiştir. Daha sonra oluşturulan form 127 kişilik bir gruba uygulanmış ve ölçekteki ifadelerin dil ve anlaşılırlığı test edilmiş ve nihai form oluşturulmuştur. Bu çalışma, 16-56 yaşlarındaki 221 bireyin katılımıyla yürütülmüştür. Ölçeğin Türkçe formunun geçerliliği doğrulayıcı faktör analizi ile incelenmiştir. DFA sonucu elde edilen uyum indeksleri (χ2(237) = 404.96, χ2/sd= 1.71, GFI=.87, CFI= .93, IFI=.93, NNFI=.92 SRMR=.071 ve RMSEA=.057), ölçeğin orijinal faktör yapısına ilişkin tanımlanan altı faktörlü (sosyal danışmanlık, kararlılık, olumlu sosyal davranış, duygusal düzenleme, farklı değerlere tolerans ve içgörü) modelin doğrulandığını göstermektedir. Ölçeğin güvenirlik düzeyini belirlemek için ise tüm ölçek ve alt boyutlara ilişkin Cronbach Alpha değerleri ile maddelere ilişkin madde toplam korelasyon değerleri hesaplanmış ve test tekrar test analizi yapılmıştır. Cronbach α güvenirlik katsayısı birleşik ölçek için .82, alt ölçekler için .47 ile .71 aralığında hesaplanmıştır. Ölçeğin alt boyutlarına ilişkin test-tekrar test güvenirlik korelasyon değerleri 0.71 ila 0.79 arasında değişmektedir. Elde edilen bulgularla bu ölçeğin Türkiye’de 16-56 yaş arası bireylerin bilgelik düzeylerinin belirlenmesinde kullanılabilecek, güvenirliği ve geçerliği yüksek ölçmeler yapan bir ölçme aracı olduğu ortaya konulmuştur.

Keywords

bilgelik, ölçek, geçerlik, güvenirlik

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