Yaşlanma Cinsel Bilgi ve Tutum Ölçeği: Türkçe Geçerlik ve Güvenirlik Çalışması

Öz

Amaç: ASKAS'ın Türkçe versiyonunun yaşlılar, sağlık çalışanları ve yaşlıları etkileyen kişiler için geçerlilik ve güvenilirliğini test etmek için tasarlanmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu çalışmada dil ve içerik geçerliliği, madde analizi, açımlayıcı ve doğrulayıcı faktör analizi ve iç tutarlılık katsayıları değerlendirilmiştir. Bulgular: Ölçeğin bilgi alt ölçeğinden iki maddenin çıkarılmasına karar verilmiş ve tutum alt ölçeğinin üç faktörlü yapısının kabul edilebilir uyum indeksleri aralığında olduğu görülmüştür. Sonuç: ASKAS'ın Türkçe versiyonunun geçerli, güvenilir ve pratikte uygulanabilir olduğu belirlendi.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• yaşlanma
• cinsellik
• bilgi
• davranış
• güvenilirlik
• geçerlilik

Aging Sexual Knowledge and Attitude Scale: Turkish Validity and Reliability Study

Öz

Objectives: It is designed to test the Turkish version of ASKAS's validity and reliability for use with older people, health professionals, and people who influence older people. Material and Method: Language and content validity, item analysis, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, and internal consistency coefficients were evaluated in this study. Results: It was decided to omit two items from the scale's knowledge subscale, and the three-factor structure of the attitude subscale was found to be within the range of acceptable fit indices. Conclusions: The Turkish version of ASKAS was determined to be valid, reliable, and applicable in practice.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Aging
• sexuality
• knowledge
• attitude
• reliability
• validity

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