Adapting The Motivation Scale for PhD Studies to Turkish

Year 2024, Volume: 14 Issue: 3, 107 - 120, 31.12.2024

Büşra Görkaş Kayabaşı , Semih Kaynak , Emrah Kayabaşı , Gürcü Erdamar

https://doi.org/10.53478/yuksekogretim.1261381

Abstract

The main objective of this study is to adapt the MPhD scale (scale of motivation for PhD studies) developed by Litalien et al. (2015) to measure the levels of motivation of doctoral students in the culture of Canada to Turkish. Additionally, using the “Life Satisfaction Scale” developed by Diener et al. (1985) and adapted to Turkish by Dağlı and Baysal (2016), the relationship between scores obtained from the motivation scale for PhD studies and life satisfaction is investigated within the context of criterion-based validity. To achieve this goal, first, the items of the MPhD scale were adapted to Turkish using expert opinions and language validity was tested with 30 doctoral students studying in universities in Turkey. After the formation of the final Turkish form of the scale, a total of 335 doctoral students were administered the scale and psychometric evidence for its validity and reliability was determined. Confirmatory factor analysis and explanatory structural equation modeling were used to analyze the results, and it was found that the scale had satisfactory psychometric evidence. The Life Satisfaction Scale produced valid and reliable information on the study group included in the research. The scores obtained from the adapted scale were compared with the scores of the Life Satisfaction Scale and the relationship between the participants’ motivation for doctoral studies and life satisfaction was determined.

Keywords

Doctorate, Motivation, Scale, Adaptation

Doktora Çalışmalarına Yönelik Motivasyon Ölçeği’nin Türkçeye Uyarlanması

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın temel amacı Litalien ve diğerleri (2015) tarafından Kanada kültüründe doktora öğrencilerinin doktora çalışmalarına yönelik motivasyon düzeylerini belirlemek üzere geliştirilen MPhD ölçeği’ni (scale of motivation for PhD studies) Türkçe’ye uyarlamaktır. Ayrıca, Diener ve diğerleri (1985) tarafından geliştirilen, Dağlı ve Baysal (2016) tarafından Türkçe’ye uyarlaması yapılan “Yaşam Doyumu Ölçeği” kullanılarak ölçüte dayalı geçerlik kapsamında katılımcıların doktora çalışmalarına yönelik motivasyon ölçeğinden elde ettikleri puanlar ile yaşam doyumu arasındaki ilişki araştırılmıştır. Bu amaç kapsamında ilk olarak MPhD ölçeğinin maddeleri uzman görüşleri alınarak Türkçe’ye uyarlanmış ve Türkiye’deki üniversitelerde okuyan 30 doktora öğrencisi ile dil geçerliği yapılmıştır. Ölçeğin Türkçe nihai formunun oluşturulmasının ardından ölçek toplam 335 doktora öğrencisine uygulanarak ölçeğin geçerliği ve güvenirliğine ilişkin psikometrik kanıtlar tespit edilmiştir. Doğrulayıcı faktör analizi ve açımlayıcı yapısal eşitlik modellemesi kullanarak yapılan analizler sonucunda ölçeğin tatmin edici psikometrik kanıtlara sahip olduğu görülmüştür. Yaşam Doyumu ölçeğinin araştırmada yer alan çalışma grubu üzerinde geçerli ve güvenilir bilgiler ürettiği saptanmıştır. Katılımcıların uyarlaması yapılan ölçekten elde ettikleri puanlarla, Yaşam Doyumu Ölçeği puanları karşılaştırılmış ve doktora çalışmalarına yönelik motivasyonlarıyla yaşam doyumları arasındaki ilişkiler belirlenmiştir.

Keywords

Doktora, Motivasyon, Ölçek, Uyarlama

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