THE VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY OF THE TURKISH VERSION OF THE SOCIAL-NORM ESPOUSAL SCALE

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to assess the valitidy and reliability of the Turkish version of the Social-Norm Espousal Scale (SNES; Bizer, Magin, & Levine, 2014). The validity study was conducted with 288 college students. The result of CFA indicated that the fourteen items loaded on one factor (x2= 204.75, df= 76, RMSEA= .077, CFI= .94, GFI= .91, IFI= .94, NNFI= .93, SRMR= .063). Cronbach’s alpha reliability coefficent for total scale was calculated as .81. The item-total score corraletions ranged from .31 to .67. As a result of this study, it was determined that the Social-Norm Espousal Scale is a valid and reliable measurement tool that can be used in the Turkish sample.