Development and Evaluation of Turkish Language Versions of three Positive Psychology Assessments

Haktanir A., Lenz A. S., Can N., Watson J. C.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COUNSELLING, cilt.38, sa.4, ss.286-297, 2016 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 38 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s10447-016-9272-9
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COUNSELLING
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.286-297
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Resilience, Mattering, Grit, Positive psychology, International Counselling, Turkey
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

This study reports the development and evaluation of a Turkish-language version of three positive psychology assessments for use in clinical, education and research settings with Turkish-speaking individuals. A multistage translation of the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS; Smith et al. in International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 15, 194-200, 2008), the General Mattering Scale (GMS; Marcus 1991) and the Short Grit Scale (GS; Duckworth & Quinn in Journal of Personality Assessment, 91, 166-174. doi: 10.1080/00223890802634290, 2009) is detailed, as well as the procedure used to evaluate the internal structure of the translated assessments. The results yielded from data of 268 participants indicated factor structures ranging from acceptable to robust model fit for the BRS, GMS, and GS. Implications for counseling practice and future research are discussed.