DEVELOPMENT OF EARTHQUAKE FEAR SCALE: VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY STUDY

Year 2024, Issue: 65, 129 - 143, 21.11.2024

Hüseyin Bayram

https://doi.org/10.30794/pausbed.1413206

Abstract

In this study, it was aimed to develop a measurement tool that can measure the earthquake fear levels of middle and high school adolescents who experienced an earthquake. The study conducted with the descriptive survey model. The sample consisted of adolescents studying in middle and high schools. Factor analyses were applied to test the construct validity of the scale. First, exploratory factor analysis was conducted. Exploratory factor analysis revealed that the scale consisted of two factors (worry and physical symptoms), and explained 65.52% of the total variance. First and second level confirmatory factor analysis were applied to confirm the structure obtained as a result of exploratory factor analyses. Confirmatory factor analyses confirmed the model structure of the scale. For the reliability research, Cronbach's Alpha coefficient was calculated, the lowest 27% group was compared with the highest 27% group, and the correlation between the two measurements was examined by applying the test-retest procedure. At the end of the study it was determined that the scale was reliable based on the values obtained.

Keywords

Earthquake fear, scale, validity, reliability

DEPREM KORKUSU ÖLÇEĞİ'NİN GELİŞTİRİLMESİ: GEÇERLİK VE GÜVENİRLİK ÇALIŞMASI

Abstract

Bu araştırmada deprem anını deneyimlemiş ortaokul ve lise kademesindeki ergenlerin deprem korkusu düzeylerini ölçebilecek bir ölçme aracının geliştirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Betimsel tarama modeliyle gerçekleştirilen araştırmanın örneklemi ortaokul ve liselerde eğitim gören ergen bireylerin katılımıyla oluşturulmuştur. Ölçeğin yapısal geçerliğini test etmek amacıyla faktör analizleri uygulanmıştır. İlk olarak açımlayıcı faktör analizi yapılmıştır. Açımlayıcı faktör analizi sonucunda elde edilen yapının doğrulanması amacıyla doğrulayıcı faktör analizi uygulanmıştır. Açımlayıcı faktör analizi sonucunda ölçeğin endişe ve fiziksel belirtiler olmak üzere iki faktörden oluştuğu ve toplam varyansın % 65.52’sini açıkladığı belirlenmiştir. Ardından birinci ve ikinci derece doğrulayıcı faktör analizleri yapılmıştır. Doğrulayıcı faktör analizleri sonucunda ölçeğin model yapısı doğrulanmıştır. Ölçeğin güvenirlik araştırması için Cronbach’s Alpha katsayısı hesaplanmıştır. Ayrıca örneklemde yer alan alt % 27’lik - üst % 27’lik grupların karşılaştırması yapılmış ve test tekrar test yöntemi uygulanarak iki ölçüm arasındaki korelasyon incelenmiştir. Yapılan testlerden elde edilen değerler itibarıyla ölçeğin güvenilir olduğu belirlenmiştir.

Keywords

Deprem korkusu, ölçek, geçerlik, güvenirlik

Ethical Statement

Araştırmada etik kurallara uyulmuştur.

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