ERIC Number: EJ1160055
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
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Adaptation and Validation of the Social and Emotional Health Survey-Secondary into Turkish Culture
Telef, Bülent Baki; Furlong, Michael J.
International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, v5 n4 p255-265 2017
This study investigated the psychometric properties of a Turkish-language adaptation of the Social and Emotional Health Survey-Secondary (SEHS-S), a measure of core psychological assets hypothesized to be associated with adolescents' flourishing mental health. Convenience samples of students (Grades 9-12) from six Turkish high schools were used; one sample had 402 students (45% male and 55% female) and the second sample had 452 students (44% male and 56% female). Using Sample 1, confirmatory factor analysis replicated the previously identified SEHS-S higher-order factor structure, consisting of 12 subscales that formed four first-order latent traits (belief-in-self, belief-in-others, emotional competence, and engaged living) and a second-order trait (covitality). Using Sample 2, additional validity analyses showed that covitality was positively correlated with psychological resilience and prosocial behaviors. There was a negative correlation with externalized and internalized psychological distress. Acceptable alpha reliability coefficients were found for the four SEHS-S domains (males = 0.74-0.89; females = 0.75-0.81) and the covitality total score (0.89 for males and females). The findings supported the use of the SEHS-S as a valid and reliable measurement instrument for use in positive mental health research with Turkish adolescents and generalized the SEHS-S covitality measurement model to another cultural context.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychometrics, Translation, Surveys, Secondary School Students, Mental Health, Factor Analysis, Test Validity, Psychological Patterns, Resilience (Psychology), Prosocial Behavior, Correlation, Mental Disorders, Test Reliability, Cultural Influences, Self Concept, Beliefs, Emotional Development, Self Control, Behavior Problems, Child Behavior, Questionnaires, Screening Tests
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire
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