Mental Health Confidence Scale: Turkish Validity and Reliability Study Ruh Sağlığı Güven Ölçeği: Türkçe Geçerlik ve Güvenilirlik Çalışması
Sakarya Medical Journal, cilt.15, sa.4, ss.365-376, 2025 (Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 15 Sayı: 4
- Basım Tarihi: 2025
- Doi Numarası: 10.31832/smj.1616319
- Dergi Adı: Sakarya Medical Journal
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.365-376
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Mental Health Confidence Scale, Reliability, Validity
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Objective: The present study aims to translate into Turkish and investigate the validity and reliability of the Mental Health Confidence Scale(MHCS). Material Methods: The sample for the study consisted of a total of 160 patients receiving treatment at the Community Mental Health Center where the study was conducted, which is 10 times the number of items on the scale. Written permission was obtained from the first author who conducted the original development study of the scale. Ethical committee approval and institutional permission were obtained. The scale was adapted from English into Turkish. The Mental Health Safety Scale and the Mental Health Recovery Scale (MHRM) were administered to the patients. The validity and reliability of the scale were tested. Results: The mean MHCS total score was estimated at 57.39±17.17. Exploratory factor analysis revealed one single robust factor explaining 68% of the variance of the total scores. Alfa internal consistency coefficient was calculated as 0.93 and corrected item-total correlation coefficients were entirely above 0.50. The MHCS scores showed positive and strong correlations with the MHRM (r= 0.737; p=0.001). Conclusion: The high internal consistency of the Turkish version of the Mental Health Confidence Scale was interpreted as a finding supporting both its reliability and validity. The data provided evidence supporting the validity of the Turkish version of the MHRM in assessing patients' Mental Health Confidence tendencies.