Research Article

DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONAL COMMITMENT SCALE IN PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELORS AND GUIDANCE COUNSELORS

Volume: 9 Number: 2 December 6, 2025

DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONAL COMMITMENT SCALE IN PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELORS AND GUIDANCE COUNSELORS

Abstract

The aim of this study is to develop a valid and reliable scale to determine the level of professional commitment of psychological counselors and guidance counselors. The study includes 470 psychological counselors and guidance counselors by random sam-pling method. The study data analyzes through reliability analysis, exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis. According to the exploratory factor analysis, a 29-item, six- subdimensional scale explaining 60% of the total variance is revealed. It is observed that the scale factor loadings are between .422 and .892. Confirmatory fac-tor analysis is performed with the resulting scale sub-dimensions, and as a result of the applications, an acceptable result is obtained between the model and the data (p=.000, χ2/sd=2.83, CFI=.886, TLI=.90, RMSEA=.05). Reliability analyses for the scale are conducted by looking at Cronbach's alpha, Guttman's coefficient and the differences between the lower and upper 27%. The Cronbach alpha total score of the scale is .918 and the Guttman coefficient value is .888. Cronbach's alpha and Guttman's coefficient values for the sub-dimensions are found to be higher than .60 and meet the reliability requirements. It is also observed that there is a significant difference between the lower and upper 27% percentiles (p<.000). The item total score correlation values of the scale are examined and it is found that the total score correlation coefficients are between .302 and .702. All analyses concludes that the Commitment to Profession in Counselors and Guidance Counselors Scale is a valid and reliable scale.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Curriculum and Instration (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 6, 2025

Submission Date

September 8, 2025

Acceptance Date

November 20, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 9 Number: 2

APA
Demirelli, M. A., & Sargın, N. (2025). DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONAL COMMITMENT SCALE IN PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELORS AND GUIDANCE COUNSELORS. International Journal of Quality in Education, 9(2), 103-113. https://izlik.org/JA55BD38UM
AMA
1.Demirelli MA, Sargın N. DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONAL COMMITMENT SCALE IN PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELORS AND GUIDANCE COUNSELORS. IJQE. 2025;9(2):103-113. https://izlik.org/JA55BD38UM
Chicago
Demirelli, Mehmet Akif, and Nurten Sargın. 2025. “DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONAL COMMITMENT SCALE IN PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELORS AND GUIDANCE COUNSELORS”. International Journal of Quality in Education 9 (2): 103-13. https://izlik.org/JA55BD38UM.
EndNote
Demirelli MA, Sargın N (December 1, 2025) DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONAL COMMITMENT SCALE IN PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELORS AND GUIDANCE COUNSELORS. International Journal of Quality in Education 9 2 103–113.
IEEE
[1]M. A. Demirelli and N. Sargın, “DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONAL COMMITMENT SCALE IN PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELORS AND GUIDANCE COUNSELORS”, IJQE, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 103–113, Dec. 2025, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA55BD38UM
ISNAD
Demirelli, Mehmet Akif - Sargın, Nurten. “DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONAL COMMITMENT SCALE IN PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELORS AND GUIDANCE COUNSELORS”. International Journal of Quality in Education 9/2 (December 1, 2025): 103-113. https://izlik.org/JA55BD38UM.
JAMA
1.Demirelli MA, Sargın N. DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONAL COMMITMENT SCALE IN PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELORS AND GUIDANCE COUNSELORS. IJQE. 2025;9:103–113.
MLA
Demirelli, Mehmet Akif, and Nurten Sargın. “DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONAL COMMITMENT SCALE IN PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELORS AND GUIDANCE COUNSELORS”. International Journal of Quality in Education, vol. 9, no. 2, Dec. 2025, pp. 103-1, https://izlik.org/JA55BD38UM.
Vancouver
1.Mehmet Akif Demirelli, Nurten Sargın. DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONAL COMMITMENT SCALE IN PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELORS AND GUIDANCE COUNSELORS. IJQE [Internet]. 2025 Dec. 1;9(2):103-1. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA55BD38UM