Validity and Reliability of the Work-Family Balance Scale among Turkish Academicians

Authors : Zehra GÖK METİN, Edagül DURMAZ, Esra AKI

Pages : 60-69

Doi:10.31125/hunhemsire.1273044

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Publication Date : 2023-03-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Aim: The aim of this study is to adapt the Work-Family Balance Scale to Turkish and test its validity and reliability. Material and Methods: This methodological study was conducted with 134 academicians. The data were collected through an online survey using the Academician Information Form and the Work-Family Balance Scale. The scale was finalized and back-translated following expert opinions. Confirmatory factor analysis was carried out for the construct validity, and content validity was performed. Test-retest and Cronbach alpha internal consistency coefficient was used for the reliability. Results: The Cronbach\`s α coefficient of the scale was found as 0.89. The test-retest analysis of the study was conducted with 42 participants, and no significant difference was found between the test-retest reliability insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(t= 1.126, p=0.197);. Pearson\`s correlation coefficient was also found insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(r=0.83, p<0.001);. The content validity index was 0.94. According to factor analysis, the factor loads ranged from 0.64 to 0.87. The explained variance was found to be 68.70%, and the structure of the scale was one-dimensional and consistent with the original version. The model’s comparative fit indexes, χ2/SD insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2.29); insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(<2);, and GFI insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(0.95); insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(>0.90); were found between acceptable. Conclusion: The scale was valid and reliable for Turkish academicians, and the results should be confirmed in different employee groups.
Keywords : Akademisyen, iş aile dengesi, iş sağlığı, ölçek, geçerlik