Psychometric Properties Evaluation of the Turkish Version of the Brief-Caffeine Expectancy Questionnaire (B- CaffeQ): An Adaptation Study in Recreationally Active Individuals

Authors : Anıl Onur Mercanoğlu, Celil Kaçoğlu

Pages : 78-90

Doi:10.46463/ijrss.1540395

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Publication Date : 2024-12-28

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Caffeine is a psychoactive substance that is widely consumed in the world and Turkey. It is seen that its widespread consumption is related to expectancies of consumption as well as cultural factors. Recreationally active individuals may have various expectations from caffeine consumption in line with their lifestyles and goals such as physical, social and/or other aspects. It can be stated that caffeine consumption expectancies have an important role in the process of evaluating consumption patterns. However, in the literature, it seems to be very limited information about expectancies related to caffeine consumption. In this direction, the aim of the research was to test the compatibility of Brief-Caffeine Expectancy Questionnaire (B-CaffeQ) to Turkish culture and language. In the study, data were collected from two separate participant groups and were analyzed. Participants were composed of recreationally active individuals. To reveal the structure in the first group (n=278) data, Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA), and to verify the structure in the second group (n=313) data, Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was used. Reliability was assessed by performing test-retest and internal consistency analyzes on both the two data groups. The findings show that the existing 7-dimensional structure contains good values in terms of validity and reliability, and it overlaps with the original B-CaffeQ structure. As a result, the data obtained shows that B-CaffeQ-TR is a valid and reliable measurement tool that could be used to evaluate the expectancies of caffeine use in the Turkish language and culture.
Keywords : Uyarlama çalışması, kafein, kafein beklentisi, K-KafBA, açımlayıcı faktör analizi, doğrulayıcı faktör analizi