Psychometric properties of Turkish form of the Fear of Happiness Scale
Journal Title: The Journal of Happiness and Well-Being - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 2
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of Turkish form of the Fear of Happiness Scale (FHS). After the linguistic equivalence of the scale was assured, reliability and validity analyses were performed. The factor structure of the scale was examined through exploratory factor analysis (N = 171) and confirmatory factor analysis (N = 171). The results indicated that FHS is unidimensional. The results also showed that the Turkish version of the FHS had Cronbach’s alpha value of 0.86. In addition to this, Pearson product-moment correlation analysis revealed that the scale had acceptable evidence of criterion-related validity by negatively correlating with measures of Positive Affect, Life Satisfaction and Subjective Happiness and positively correlating with measure of Negative Affect. These findings indicated that Turkish version of the FHS can be used as a reliable and valid measure in Turkish culture. The findings also facilitate the improvement of the theoretical and empirical research on happiness and well-being.
Authors and Affiliations
Murat Yildirim| University of Leicester Department of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour, Centre for Medicine, UK. E-mail: my109@le.ac.uk, Izaddin A. Aziz| University of Leicester
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