Are We Loyal to Ourselves? Development of the Self-Loyalty Scale

Authors : Yusuf Akyıl, Beste Erdinç

Pages : 301-319

Doi:10.12984/egeefd.1670488

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Publication Date : 2025-11-28

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Being loyal to oneself improves mental health. Betrayal and self-betrayal can harm mental health. This study aims to develop a valid and reliable Self-Loyalty Scale for Turkish adults and proposes a hypothetical model. The current research has been conducted in three studies. Item response analysis revealed that the scale items were highly discriminative in Study I (N = 258). Various reliability analyses (McDonald\\\'s ω, Cronbach\\\'s α, Guttman\\\'s λ6) showed the Self-Loyalty Scale\\\'s reliability. In Study II (N = 419), correlation and network analysis revealed substantial associations with depression, anxiety, stress, and life satisfaction. Additionally, all of the Big Five personality traits were linked to self-loyalty. Study III (N = 457) found that mindfulness and resilience serially mediated self-loyalty and mental well-being. So, self-loyalty predicts mental health directly and indirectly through mindfulness and resilience. According to this view, self-loyal people are more conscious of their environment and can handle problems more readily, leading to increased well-being. This pioneering and comprehensive study on self-loyalty highlights the concept\\\'s importance in terms of mental health.
Keywords : Öz-Sadakat, Bilinçli Farkındalık, Dayanıklılık, Mental İyi Oluş, Ölçek Geliştirme

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