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The Generation Alpha Scale for Parents: Development and Psychometric Evaluation: Methodological Study
Ebeveynler İçin Alfa Kuşağı Ölçeği: Geliştirme ve Psikometrik Değerlendirme: Metadolojik Çalışma
Vildan APAYDIN CIRIKa , Bahar AKSOYb
aDepartment of Midwifery, Division of Child Health and Disease Nursing, Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University Faculty of Health Sciences, Karaman, Türkiye
bDepartment of Child Health and Disease Nursing, Gümüşhane University Faculty of Health Sciences, Gümüşhane, Türkiye
Turkiye Klinikleri J Nurs Sci. 2023;15(2):329-40
doi: 10.5336/nurses.2022-93045
Article Language: EN
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ABSTRACT
 _What distinguishes generation Alpha from earlier generations is that they are born into a digital world. The aim of this study was to develop the Generation Alpha Scale for Parents (GASP) and evaluate its content validity and psychometric properties. Material and Methods_ This methodological study was conducted with 419 parents of generation Alpha. Data were collected using a socio-demographic characteristics questionnaire and GASP. The data were analyzed using t-test, Cronbach's alpha coefficient, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and factor and item-total score analysis. Results_ The scale had a content validity index of 0.93 and a Cronbach's alpha of 0.96. The exploratory factor analysis (EFA) showed that the scale consisted of 26 items and three subscales_ learning methods, communication-social network, and personality prerequisites, respectively. The item-total correlations ranged from 0.479 to 0.912. The EFA showed that the scale explained 61.33% of the total variance. The confirmatory factor analysis also showed that the factor loadings ranged from 0.52 to 0.93. Root mean square error of approximation was less than 0.080 and was significant. Conclusion_ The GASP is a valid and reliable measurement tool that can use by parents, health professionals, educators, and political groups to assess the characteristics of generation Alpha_

Keywords: Child; generation Alpha; parents; psychometric; scale development
ÖZET
 Amaç: Alfa kuşağını diğer nesillerden ayıran özellik dijital dünyada doğmalarıdır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, Ebeveynler için Alfa Kuşağı Ölçeği'ni (EAKÖ) geliştirmek ve kapsam geçerliliği ile psikometrik özelliklerini değerlendirmektir. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Bu metodolojik çalışma, Alfa kuşağına sahip 419 ebeveyn ile yürütülmüştür. Veriler, sosyodemografik özellikler soru formu ve EAKÖ kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Veriler t-testi, Cronbach alfa katsayısı, Pearson korelasyon katsayısı, faktör ve madde toplam puan analizi kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Bulgular: Ölçeğin kapsam geçerlilik indeksi 0,93 ve Cronbach alfa değeri 0,96'dır. Açıklayıcı faktör analizi, ölçeğin 26 maddeden ve sırasıyla öğrenme yöntemleri, iletişim-sosyal ağ ve kişilik ön koşulları olmak üzere 3 alt boyuttan oluştuğunu göstermektedir. Madde-toplam puan korelasyonları 0,479 ile 0,912 arasında değişmektedir. Açıklayıcı faktör analizi, ölçeğin toplam varyansın %61,33'ünü açıkladığını göstermektedir. Doğrulayıcı faktör analizi ise faktör yüklerinin 0,52 ile 0,93 arasında değiştiğini göstermektedir. Tahmin hatalarının ortalamasının karekökü 0,080'den küçük ve anlamlıdır. Sonuç: EAKÖ, Alfa kuşağının özelliklerini değerlendirmek için ebeveynler, sağlık profesyonelleri, eğitimciler ve siyasi gruplar tarafından kullanılabilecek geçerli ve güvenilir bir ölçüm aracıdır.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Çocuk; Alfa kuşağı; ebeveynler; psikometrik; ölçek geliştirme
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