Leisure Benefit Scale: A Study of Validity and Reliability

Abstract

The aim of this study was to develop a Turkish version of the “Leisure Benefit Scale” and to test its validity and reliability. The Leisure Benefits Scale contains 24 items, which are expressed on a 5-point Likert scale. The scale was tested on a total of 421 Turkish individuals over 20 years of age. First of all, lingual equivalence of the scale was applied. The sample group (n=421) was used to test data using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed this 3-factor solution (confirmatory factor analysis, GFI=0.96, NFI=0.94, CFI=0.95, IFI 0.95, SRMR 0.05) Internal consistency coefficient of the whole scale was found to be .83 and the 3 sub-dimensions ranged from 0.80 to 0.86. The results demonstrate that the Turkish version of the scale is a valid and reliable instrument for Turkish individuals.

Keywords

• Leisure benefits,Scale,Confirmatory factor analysis

Rekreasyon Fayda Ölçeği: Geçerlilik ve Güvenirlik Çalışması

Öz

Bu çalışmanın amacı, “Rekreasyon Fayda Ölçeği”ni (2008) Türkçeye uyarlamak ve ölçeğin geçerlik ve güvenirlik analizlerini yapmaktır. Rekreasyon Fayda Ölçeği 5’li Likert tipi bir ölçek olup, 24 maddeden oluşmaktadır. Araştırmaya 20 yaş ve üstü 421 kişi katılmıştır. Öncelikle ölçeğin dilsel eşdeğerliği incelenmiş ve dilsel eşdeğerliğe sahip olduğu görüldükten sonra geçerlik ve güvenirlik analizleri yapılmıştır. Ölçeğin geçerlilik çalışmasında, doğrulayıcı faktör analizi (DFA) kullanılmıştır. Ölçeğin yapılan doğrulayıcı faktör analizinde ölçeğin 3 faktörlü yapıyı desteklediği ve orijinal formla uyumlu olduğu görülmüştür (CFA; GFI=0.96, NFI=0.94, CFI=0.95, IFI 0.95, SRMR 0.05). Ölçeğin Cronbach Alpha değeri .83 olup üç alt boyut için ise iç tutarlılık katsayıları .80-.86 arasında değişmektedir. Bu sonuçlara göre ölçeğin Türk popülasyonu için geçerli ve güvenilir bir ölçme aracı olduğu söylenebilir    

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Ölçek,Rekreasyon faydaları,Doğrulayıcı faktör analizi

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