ADAPTATION OF THE HEALTHISM ATTITUDE SCALE TO TURKEY: A VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY STUDY

Abstract

Aim. The aim of this study is to adapt the Attitude Towards Healthism Scale developed by Alfrey et al. (2019) to Turkish culture. Materials and methods. In order to adapt the Attitude Towards Healthism Scale, 173 male and 124 female university students participated in the study. In the research, after the translation of the scale into Turkish, exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were performed. Results. According to the results of the exploratory factor analysis, it was determined that the total explained variance was 40.462 % and factor loads varied between 0.38 and 0.69. It has been recorded χ2/sd (2.018), GFI (0.932), CFI (0.96), AGFI (0.906), NFI (0.897), IFI (0.941), RMSEA (0.059), according to the results of the confirmatory factor analysis. Conclusion. According to the results of this research, the Attitude Towards Healthism Scale is concluded to be a valid and reliable measurement tool for Turkish culture.