Aging Anxiety Scale for Middle-Aged Adults

Turkish validity and reliability study

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ID7146319
AuthorsMesiya Aydin (0000-0002-4632-6562, Ondokuz Mayıs University, corresponding author), Tuba Yılmaz Bulut (0000-0001-7850-7723, Kocaeli Üniversitesi), Tuba Yilmaz Bulut (Kocaeli Üniversitesi), Yasemin Çekiç (0000-0002-9237-440X, Ankara University)
Year2025
Volume45
Issue12
Pages2587-2601
Publication date2025-12-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAgeing and Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0144-686X • E-ISSN: 1469-1779
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0144686x25000121
OpenAlexW4410136807
LanguageEN
References cited15

The older population is increasing. As age increases, many changes occur in individuals’ lives, physically, socially, psychologically, and this situation varies from individual to individual. The uncertainty about how this period will pass can cause anxiety in individuals. Therefore, valid and reliable tools are needed to investigate ageing anxiety and potential factors that increase this anxiety, especially in the ageing population. This article presents the results of a Turkish validity and reliability study of the Aging Anxiety Scale for Middle-Aged Adults. The study sample consisted of 293 middle-aged adults. Content validity, face validity and construct validity methods were applied to measure validity. Item analysis, Cronbach’s alpha and test-retest methods were used to measure internal consistency in the reliability analysis. The content validity index of the Aging Anxiety Scale for Middle-Aged Adults was found to be 0.97 based on expert opinion. Model fit indices were calculated as χ2 = 473.583, df = 275, χ2/df = 1.722, CFI = 0.95, GFI = 0.89, IFI = 0.95, TLI = 0.94, RMSEA = 0.05, RMR = 0.06 and SRMR = 0.05. The analysis results indicated that the scale model values were within accepted limits and that the 5-sub-factor and 26-item structure of the scale was confirmed. It was concluded that the Turkish version of the Aging Anxiety Scale for Middle-Aged Adults was a valid and reliable measurement tool to enable Turkish society to determine middle-aged individuals’ ageing concerns

Anxiety · Cartography · Geography · Psychiatry · Psychometrics · Reliability (semiconductor) · Reliability engineering · Scale (ratio) · Turkish · Validity · Clinical Psychology · Engineering · Health and Well-being Studies · Health and Wellbeing Research · Medicine · Ophthalmology and Visual Health Research · Psychology · Gerontology

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