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Adaptation of the Early Parenting Attitudes Scale to Turkish: A Validity and Reliability Study

Erken Ebeveynlik Tutumları Ölçeği’nin Türkçe’ye Uyarlaması: Geçerlik ve Güvenirlik Çalışması

Umutcan Gören(KTO KARATAY ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-8521-9049
Nazan Kaytez(ÇANKIRI KARATEKİN ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİ)0000-0001-8232-8947
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2026-07-01
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EFA results indicated that the scale possesses a two-factor structure explaining 42.20% of the total variance.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Aim: Early childhood is a critical process characterized by rapid advancements in all developmental domains.
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Key Findings & Data:It is considered that parental attitudes and supportive environments provided during this period contribute significantly to children becoming healthy adults.
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Conclusion & Impact:EFA results indicated that the scale possesses a two-factor structure explaining 42.20% of the total variance.
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⚙️Variables:early parenting attitudes · early childhood period · scale adaptation

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Aim: Early childhood is a critical process characterized by rapid advancements in all developmental domains. This period holds great importance for both individual development and societal impacts. It is considered that parental attitudes and supportive environments provided during this period contribute significantly to children becoming healthy adults. This study aimed to examine the validity and reliability of the Early Parenting Attitudes Questionnaire (EPAQ). Methods: The research was conducted with 266 mothers of children aged 3-6 years. In the adaptation process, linguistic equivalence, content validity, exploratory factor analysis (EFA), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), reliability, and discrimination tests were utilized. Results: Following linguistic equivalence procedures, no significant meaning differences were found between Turkish and English forms. Content validity was evaluated using Lawshe’s technique, with a content validity index of 0.98. EFA results indicated that the scale possesses a two-factor structure explaining 42.20% of the total variance. This structure is acceptable in social sciences, and fit indices support this finding. CFA results also confirmed this two-factor structure. Cronbach’s Alpha was 0.613 for the entire scale, 0.792 for the “early learning” sub-dimension, and 0.658 for “love and attachment.” Conclusion: These results indicate that the EPAQ is a valid and reliable tool for Turkish mothers.

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Amaç: Erken çocukluk dönemi, çocuğun tüm gelişim alanlarında hızlı ilerlemelerin olduğu kritik bir süreçtir. Bu süreç hem bireysel gelişim hem de toplumsal etkiler açısından büyük önem taşır. Bu dönemde sergilenen ebeveyn tutumları ve sağlanan destekleyici ortamların, çocukların yetişkinlik dönemlerinde sağlıklı bireyler olmaları noktasında önemli katkılar sunduğu düşünülmektedir. Bu araştırmada, Erken Ebeveynlik Tutumları Ölçeği’nin (EETÖ) geçerlik-güvenirliğinin yapılması amaçlanmıştır. Yöntem: Araştırma, 3-6 yaş arasında çocuğu olan 266 annenin katılımıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir. Ölçek uyarlama sürecinde dilsel eşdeğerlik, kapsam geçerliği, açımlayıcı faktör analizi, doğrulayıcı faktör analizi, güvenirlik ve ayırt edicilik testleri kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Dilsel eşdeğerlik uygulamaları sonrasında Türkçe ve İngilizce formlar arasında anlam farklılığı olmadığı saptanmıştır. Kapsam geçerliği, uzman görüşlerine dayalı olarak Lawshe tekniği ile değerlendirilmiş ve kapsam geçerlik indeksi 0.98 olarak belirlenmiştir. Yapı geçerliğini değerlendirmek amacıyla yapılan AFA sonucunda ölçeğin iki faktörlü bir yapıya sahip olduğu belirlenmiştir. Ölçek, toplam varyansın %42.20’sini açıklamaktadır. Bu yapı, sosyal bilimlerde kabul edilebilir bir seviyede olup, uyum indeksleri bu sonucu desteklemektedir. Yapılan DFA sonuçları da bu iki faktörlü yapıyı doğrulamıştır. Güvenirlik analizi sonucunda ölçeğin tamamı için Cronbach’s Alfa değeri 0.613, erken öğrenme alt boyutu için 0.792, sevgi ve bağlanma alt boyutu için 0.658 olarak bulunmuştur. Sonuçlar: Bu sonuçlar EETÖ’nün Türk anneler için geçerli ve güvenilir bir ölçme aracı olduğunu göstermektedir.

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Gören, U., Kaytez, N. (2026). Adaptation of the Early Parenting Attitudes Scale to Turkish: A Validity and Reliability Study. Çocuk ve Gelişim Dergisi, Volume: 9 Issue: 17. https://doi.org/10.36731/cg.1887677

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