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Psychometric Validation of a Turkish Family Affluence Scale for Adolescents: An Item Response Theory Approach

Ergenler İçin Türkçe Aile Varlık Düzeyi Ölçeği’nin Psikometrik Doğrulanması: Bir Madde Tepki Kuramı Yaklaşımı

Halil Aslan(Siirt Üniversitesi)0000-0003-1720-6817
Pages
145–160
Publication Date
2026-06-29
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The findings support a usable short affluence measure for Turkish adolescents.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The Family Affluence Scale is widely used in adolescent health research, yet its most recent revision has not been examined in Turkish adolescents using modern measurement methods.
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Key Findings & Data:This study evaluated a pool of 14 candidate affluence indicators in 397 Turkish adolescents (48.6% female; mean age 13.34 years, SD = 1.31) and derived a short unidimensional affluence scale.
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Conclusion & Impact:The findings support a usable short affluence measure for Turkish adolescents.
🔬Design:Lab & Field Experiment
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⚙️Variables:aile varlık düzeyi ölçeği · sosyoekonomik düzey · ergenler

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The Family Affluence Scale is widely used in adolescent health research, yet its most recent revision has not been examined in Turkish adolescents using modern measurement methods. This study evaluated a pool of 14 candidate affluence indicators in 397 Turkish adolescents (48.6% female; mean age 13.34 years, SD = 1.31) and derived a short unidimensional affluence scale. Items were screened on the basis of endorsement rates, item response theory discrimination, and local dependence. Four indicators (washing machine, own bed, dishwasher, and home Internet) were endorsed by more than 90% of respondents and carried little information, and car ownership did not discriminate among families. A six-item form was retained and showed good fit to a single-factor model estimated with robust weighted least squares, scaled CFI = .979, TLI = .965, RMSEA = .026, SRMR = .056. A graded response model indicated that test information was concentrated at the middle and upper range of affluence and was low at the lower range. The scale functioned equivalently across gender, although two items showed differential functioning across age groups. Internal consistency was modest (ordinal alpha = .63), consistent with prior FAS research. The findings support a usable short affluence measure for Turkish adolescents.

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Aile Varlık Düzeyi Ölçeği (FAS), ergen sağlığı araştırmalarında yaygın olarak kullanılmaktadır; ancak ölçeğin en son revizyonu, modern ölçme yöntemleri kullanılarak Türk ergenler üzerinde henüz incelenmemiştir. Bu çalışmada, 397 Türk ergen (%%48.6 kız; yaş ortalaması = 13.34 yıl, SS = 1.31) üzerinde 14 aday varlık göstergesinden oluşan bir madde havuzu değerlendirilmiş ve kısa, tek boyutlu bir varlık düzeyi ölçeği elde edilmiştir. Maddeler; maddeleri onaylama (seçilme) oranları, madde tepki kuramı ayırt edicilik indeksleri ve yerel bağımlılık temelinde ayıklanmıştır. Dört gösterge (çamaşır makinesi, kendine ait yatak, bulaşık makinesi ve evde internet) katılımcıların %%90'ından fazlası tarafından onaylanmış ve çok az bilgi taşımıştır; araba sahipliği ise aileleri ayırt etmede yetersiz kalmıştır. Geriye kalan altı maddelik form, gürbüz en küçük kareler yöntemiyle kestirilen tek faktörlü bir modele iyi uyum göstermiştir (ölçeklendirilmiş CFI = .979, TLI = .965, RMSEA = .026, SRMR = .056). Derecelendirilmiş tepki modeli, test bilgi fonksiyonunun varlık düzeyinin orta ve üst sınırlarında yoğunlaştığını, alt sınırında ise düşük olduğunu göstermiştir. Ölçek cinsiyete göre eş değer şekilde işlev görmüş, ancak iki madde yaş grupları arasında değişen madde fonksiyonu (DIF) sergilemiştir. İç tutarlılık, önceki FAS araştırmalarıyla tutarlı olacak şekilde mütevazı düzeydedir (ordinal alfa = .63). Bulgular, Türk ergenler için kullanışlı ve kısa bir varlık düzeyi ölçüm aracını desteklemektedir.

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Aslan, H. (2026). Psychometric Validation of a Turkish Family Affluence Scale for Adolescents: An Item Response Theory Approach. Humanistic Perspective, Cilt: 8 Sayı: 1, 145–160. https://doi.org/10.47793/hp.1975739

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