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Adaptation of the Short-Form of State Self-Esteem Scale into Turkish: A Study of Validity and Reliability

Durumluluk Benlik Saygısı Ölçeği Kısa Formu'nun Türkçeye Uyarlanması: Geçerlik ve Güvenirlik Çalışması

M. Furkan Kurnaz(NECMETTIN ERBAKAN UNIVERSITY, EREĞLİ FACULTY OF EDUCATION)0000-0003-3773-9418
Nilüfer Koçtürk(HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY)0000-0001-6124-1842
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51–85
Publication Date
2025-04-15
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The results confirm that the SSES-S, which consists of 10 items and three factors, is reliable and valid in the Turkish adult sample.

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Objective & Hypothesis:State self-esteem focuses on the relatively short-term fluctuations in feelings of self-worth experienced by individuals.
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Key Findings & Data:The confirmatory factor analysis, internal consistency, validity, and measurement invariance of the SSES-S in the context of gender through multi-group confirmatory factor analysis (MGCFA) were evaluated with the participation of 405 adult individuals (73.33% female, mean age: 24.53 years).
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State self-esteem focuses on the relatively short-term fluctuations in feelings of self-worth experienced by individuals. The purpose of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Short-Form of the State Self-Esteem Scale (SSES-S) in adult Turkish sample. The confirmatory factor analysis, internal consistency, validity, and measurement invariance of the SSES-S in the context of gender through multi-group confirmatory factor analysis (MGCFA) were evaluated with the participation of 405 adult individuals (73.33% female, mean age: 24.53 years). Finally, the test-retest reliability of the SSES-S was tested with 25 participants (88% female, mean age: 22.92 years). The confirmatory of three different factorial structures of the SSES-S was examined and the results of the CFAs showed that the 10-item, three-factor structure of the SSES-S had the best goodness-of-fit values in the Turkish sample. Reliability analyses showed that the SSES-S was within an acceptable reliability range. Convergent validity, criterion-related validity, and discriminant validity indicate that the SSES-S is a valid measurement tool. Furthermore, the findings of the MGCFA confirmed the measurement invariance of the SSES-S in the context of gender. The results confirm that the SSES-S, which consists of 10 items and three factors, is reliable and valid in the Turkish adult sample.

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Durumluluk benlik saygısı, bireylerin öz-değer duygularında yaşadıkları görece kısa süreli dalgalanmalara odaklanmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, Durumluluk Benlik Saygısı Ölçeği Kısa Formu'nun (DBSÖ-K) psikometrik özelliklerini Türkiye örnekleminde incelemektir. DBSÖ-K'nin doğrulayıcı faktör analizi, iç tutarlılığı, geçerliği ve cinsiyet bağlamında ölçme değişmezliği çoklu-grup doğrulayıcı faktör analizi (ÇGDFA) ile 405 yetişkin bireyin (%73,33' ükadın, yaş ortalaması: 24.53) katılımı ile değerlendirilmiştir. Son olarak DBSÖ-K'nin test-tekrar test güvenirliği 25 katılımcı ile (%88'i kadın, yaş ortalaması: 22.92) test edilmiştir. DBSÖ-K'nin üç farklı faktör yapısının doğruluğu incelenmiş ve analizler elde edilen sonuçlarda, Türk örnekleminde DBSÖ-K'nin 10 maddeli, üç faktörlü yapısının en iyi uyum iyiliği değerlerine sahip olduğu görülmüştür. Güvenirlik analizleri DBSÖ-K'nin kabul edilebilir bir güvenirlik aralığında olduğunu göstermiştir. Yakınsak geçerlik, ölçüt bağıntılı geçerlik ve ayırt edici geçerlik DBSÖ-K'nin geçerli bir ölçüm aracı olduğunu göstermektedir. Öte yandan, ÇGDFA bulguları DBSÖ-K'nin cinsiyet bağlamında ölçme değişmezliğini doğrulamıştır. Sonuçlar, 10 maddeden ve üç faktörden oluşan DBSÖ-K'nin yetişkin Türkiye örnekleminde güvenilir ve geçerli olduğunu doğrulamaktadır.

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Kurnaz, M. F., Koçtürk, N. (2025). Adaptation of the Short-Form of State Self-Esteem Scale into Turkish: A Study of Validity and Reliability. Ankara Üniversitesi Eğitim Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi, Cilt: 58 Sayı: 1, 51–85. https://doi.org/10.30964/auebfd.1500410

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