Adaptation of Secondary Traumatic Stress Scale to Turkish for Social Media Users: Reliability and Validity Study
Year: 2021
Type: article
Abstract: When the literature is analysed, the gap in the researches related to STS for social media users is big.This study aims to adapt the Secondary Traumatic Stress Scale (STSS-SM) for Social Media Users to Turkish, which will contribute to filling the gap in social media users.In the study, data of 708 participants aged 18-26 were analysed.Validity and reliability study of STSS-SM was carried out and its three-factor structure was examined.According to the findings in adaptation to Turkish, STSS-SM consists of a single-factor structure rather than a three-factor structure as in the original.EFA results indicate that scale items can be collected under this single-factor structure.In conclusion, based on validity and reliability studies, it can be said that the Turkish version of STSS-SM is applicable in scientific studies.
Source: DergiPark (Istanbul University)
Institution: Ondokuz Mayıs University
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3146166344