Turkish adaptation of the adolescent students’ basic psychological needs at school scale
The aim of the present study was to test the factor structure and reliability of the “The Adolescent Students’ Basic Psychological Needs at School Scale” (ASBPNSS) among Turkish adolescents. In order to test the structure validity of the ASBPNSS, exploratory factor analysis is performed on a sample of 266 participants, and to further investigate the structure validity, confirmatory factor analysis is performed on a second sample of 300 participants. Data collected from a third sample of 303 participants were used in order to test the criterion validity, Cronbach’s alpha coefficients and item-total correlations of ASBPNSS. Finally, test-retest reliability of the Turkish ASBPNSS was tested with a fourth sample of 73 participants. The results of the explanatory and confirmatory factor analysis, Cronbach’s alpha coefficients and test-retest reliability scores supported the original three-factor structure of the ASBPNSS, suggesting the validity and reliability of the instrument to utilize among Turkish adolescents.
Keywords: Adolescent students’ basic psychological needs at school, Adolescents, Basic psychological needs, Autonomy, Relatedness, Competence
Turkish adaptation of the adolescent students’ basic psychological needs at school scale
The aim of the present study was to test the factor structure and reliability of the “The Adolescent Students’ Basic Psychological Needs at School Scale” (ASBPNSS) among Turkish adolescents. In order to test the structure validity of the ASBPNSS, exploratory factor analysis is performed on a sample of 266 participants, and to further investigate the structure validity, confirmatory factor analysis is performed on a second sample of 300 participants. Data collected from a third sample of 303 participants were used in order to test the criterion validity, Cronbach’s alpha coefficients and item-total correlations of ASBPNSS. Finally, test-retest reliability of the Turkish ASBPNSS was tested with a fourth sample of 73 participants. The results of the explanatory and confirmatory factor analysis, Cronbach’s alpha coefficients and test-retest reliability scores supported the original three-factor structure of the ASBPNSS, suggesting the validity and reliability of the instrument to utilize among Turkish adolescents.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Adolescent students’ basic psychological needs at school, Adolescents, Basic psychological needs, Autonomy, Relatedness, Competence