ETİK DURUM ÖLÇEĞİ’NİN GEÇERLİLİK VE GÜVENİRLİK ÇALIŞMASI

Öz

İdealizm ve görecilik olmak üzere iki alt boyuttan oluşan Forsyth’nin (1980) Etik Durum Ölçeği, (EDÖ) işletmeden eğitim alanına tüm dünyada farklı ülke ve kültürlerde yapılan araştırmalarda yaygın olarak kullanılmaktadır. Bu çalışmada EDÖ’nün geçerlilik ve güvenirliği toplam 543 lisans öğrencisi üzerine yapılan uygulamayla incelenmiştir. Yapı geçerliliğini değerlendirmek için ölçeğin maddeleri temel bileşenler çözümlemesi yoluyla faktör çözümlemesine tabi tutulmuştur. Sonuçlar toplam varyansın % 51.07’sını açıklayan iki faktörlü bir yapı ortaya koymuştur. Cronbach alfa yöntemiyle ölçülen iç tutarlılık güvenirliği toplam 19 madde için .90, idealizm faktörü için .92 ve görecilik faktörü için .84 olarak bulunmuştur. Sonuç olarak, EDÖ’nin Türkçe formuna ilişkin bulgular ölçeğin geçerli ve güvenilir olduğunu göstermiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Etik durum, idealizm, görecilik, EDÖ

A STUDY OF THE RELAIBILITY AND VALIDITY OF ETHICS POSITION QUESTIONNAIRE

Öz

Forsyth’s (1980) Ethics Position Questionnaire (EPQ), which includes two subscales measuring idealism and relativism domains, has been extensively used from business to education context in cross-cultural and national studies across the world. In the present study, we investigated the reliability and validity of the EPQ based on 543 undergraduate students In order to assess construct validity of the questionnaire, the scale items were subjected to an explanatory factor analysis with principal component analysis. The results revealed two factors accounted for 51.07 % of the variance in the items. Internal consistency reliability measured via Cronbach’s coefficient alpha was found .90 for total 19 items, and .92 and .84 for idealism and relativism factors respectively. Over all, our findings report a satisfactory reliability and validity of the Turkish version of EPQ.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Ethics position, idealism, realtivism, EPQ

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