Cyprus Turkish Journal of Psychiatry & Psychology Vol.6 Issue.3

Doi:10.35365/ctjpp.24.3.05

RESEARCH ARTICLE / ARAŞTIRMA YAZISI

Reliability and Validity of Turkish Version of the COVID-19 Stressors Scale

COVID-19 Stresörler Ölçeği’nin Türkçe Geçerlilik ve Güvenirlik Çalışması

Burcu Arkan1 Aylin Bostanlı2 Murat Bektas3

Abstract:

The aim of this study was to produce a Turkish version of the COVID-19 Stressors Scale and to assess it for reliability and validity. The scale is designed to evaluate stressors related to the COVID-19 pandemic and their levels. The sample of the methodological-descriptive-cross-sectional study was comprised of adults who were over the age of 18, could read and write, and had no objections against participating in the study. The study included 259 participants. “Sociodemographic Data Form” and “COVID-19 Stressors Scale” created by the researchers based on the literature were used for data collection. The Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of the entire scale was 0.908. The results of the content validity analysis showed that the scale provided both content and language validity for the Turkish sample and measured the subject matter as adequately as its original version. The present study determined that the scale was valid and reliable for use with mental status assessment and mental health services planning.

Keywords: COVID-19, Stressors, Scale, Mental health, Validity, Reliability

[1]Associate Professor, Bursa Uludag University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Psychiatric Nursing Department, Bursa, Turkey, e-mail:[email protected] ORCID ID: 0000-0002-7285-6196

2RN, Bursa Uludag University, Institute of Health Sciences, Psychiatric Nursing Department, Bursa, Turkey, e-mail: [email protected] ORCID ID: 0000-0003-4149-2593

3Professor, Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Nursing, Pediatric Nursing Department, Izmir, Turkey, e-mail: [email protected] ORCID ID: 0000-0003-3327-8204

Address of Correspondence/Yazışma Adresi: Burcu Arkan, Associate Professor, Bursa Uludag University Faculty of Health Sciences, Psychiatric Nursing Department, Bursa, Turkey (Phone: +90 532 7764843 / +90 224 2942477 Fax: +90 224 2942451 e-mail:[email protected])

Date of Received/Geliş Tarihi: 25.12.2023, Date of Revision/Düzeltme Tarihi: 30.04.2024, Date of Acceptance/Kabul Tarihi: 24.05.2024, Date of Online Publication/Çevirimiçi Yayın Tarihi: 25.09.2024

Citing/Referans Gösterimi: Arkan B., Bostanlı A. & Bektasl M. (2024). Reliability and Validity of Turkish Version of the COVID-19 Stressors Scale, Cyprus Turkish Journal of Psychiatry & Psychology, 6(3): 240-248

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