Abstract
ADAPTATION OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING IN SCHOOL SCALE INTO TURKISH
The aim of this study, is to investigate the reliablity and validty of the Turkish version of the Elementary School Students’ Subjective Well-Being in School Scale developed for elementary school students. 280 elementary school students between the ages of 10-15 participated in the study. In the translation process of the scale, adaptation process steps were followed and the pilot study was carried out. To test whether similar psychological constructs could be found for students in Turkey, the construct validity of the scale was examined using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Criterion related validity was examined with a similar scale. As a result of the CFA analysis, the model had good fit index values; and in criterion validity analysis, it was determined that the subscales showed significant relationships with the similar scale. In reliability studies, Cronbach alpha internal consistency coefficients were sufficiently reliable. In addition, item-total correlations were high, t-values were found to be significant in extreme group method analysis. As a result of this study, it can be said that the Turkish form of the Elementary School Students’ Subjective Well-Being in School Scale can be used as a valid and reliable measurement tool in determining the subjective well-being of elementary school students.
Keywords
Subjective well-being, school satisfaction, positive emotions, negative emotions, elementary school