Psychometric Properties of the Reassurance-Seeking Scale in a Turkish Sample

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ID13664302
AuthorsTülin Gençöz (0000-0002-2827-7461, Middle East Technical University, corresponding author), Faruk Gençöz (0000-0001-7476-1361, Middle East Technical University)
Year2005
Volume96
Issue1
Pages47-50
Publication date2005-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2466/pr0.96.1.47-50
PMID15825905
OpenAlexW2093802305
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited8

This study examined the psychometric properties of the Reassurance-Seeking Scale in a sample of 102 Turkish undergraduate students. High internal consistency reliability was found for the Reassurance-Seeking Scale (alpha=.86). Factor analysis of the scale identified a single component that accounted for 71% of the total variance. The scale was significantly positively correlated with the Beck Depression Inventory and Beck Anxiety Inventory and had a significantly negative correlation with the Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale. Partial correlations of Reassurance-seeking with Depression scores as controlled by Anxiety scores and with Anxiety scores as controlled by Depression scores indicated that Reassurance-seeking scores maintained association with Depression but not with Anxiety. All these findings were in line with expectations

Cartography · Geography · Psychometrics · Sample (material · Scale (ratio · Turkish · Applied Psychology · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Youth Substance Use and School Attendance

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