Developing an attitude scale towards young people Gençlere Yönelik Tutum Ölçeǧi'nin Geliştirilmesi

Suna H. E., KARAMAN N., Erkan Atik Z., Çok F.

Egitim ve Bilim, cilt.38, sa.170, ss.347-360, 2013 (SSCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 38 Sayı: 170
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Dergi Adı: Egitim ve Bilim
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.347-360
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Atitude, Atitude toward young people, Scale development
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this study, developing a scale measuring atitudes toward young people was aimed. For the scale, labeled as Atitude Scale Toward Young People (ASTYP), firstly 71 atitude statements were writen and after the expert opinions, pilot form of the scale was conducted with 60 items. The scale includes positive and negative atitude statements which are related to the cognitive, emotional and behavioral components of atitude. The validity and reliability studies of the scale were conducted on 302 adults. The evidence for the construct validity of the scale was provided progressively. The scale was composed of two factors (positive and negative approach) which explains 34.21 % of the total variance. The Cronbach alpha coefficients were calculated as.92 for positive approach, and.91 for negative approach. According to the result of the pilot study, 8 items which did not show the adequate qualifications were removed and as a result, atitude scale consisting of 52 items and two factors has been made ready for use.