The Validity and Reliability of the Perceived Available Support Scale

Kapikiran, Şahin; Kapıkıran, Necla Acun

doi:10.1501/egifak_0000001202

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“…In this study, the Cronbach alpha coefficient for the PWBS was .85. The Unconditional Self-Acceptance Scale (UCSAS) was developed by Kapıkıran and Kapıkıran (2010) and consists of 19 items. The UCSAS has a two-factor structure and scored with a seven-point Likert scale.…”

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confidence: 99%

Unconditional Self-Acceptance and Perfectionistic Cognitions as Predictors of Psychological Well-Being

Bingöl

Batık

2018

JETS

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Psychological well-being which is an important concept for individual mental health involves maintaining meaningful aims in life, developing quality relationships with others and struggling with life to ensure personal development. Based on the importance of the concept of psychological well-being, in this study, it is aimed to determine the predictors of psychological well-being of prospective teachers who are expected to make a contribution in the healthy development of students. A total of 378 prospective teachers have participated to the study which was conducted according to the general screening model. Path analysis was used in the analysis of the data to test the predictive roles of unconditional self-acceptance, perfectionistic cognitions and perceived income levels of prospective teachers on their psychological well-being level. Results indicated that psychological well-being has a positive significance but low correlation with unconditional self-acceptance and perfectionistic cognitions. In addition, it was found that of unconditional self-acceptance, perfectionistic cognitions and perceived income level accounted for 16% of the total variance of psychological well-being. It was also determined that female participants’ psychological well-being scores were higher than males’ and psychological well-being levels of participants who perceived their income level as good were higher than those perceived their income level as medium and low.

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Section: Data Collection Toolsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Unconditional Self-Acceptance and Perfectionistic Cognitions as Predictors of Psychological Well-Being

Bingöl

Batık

2018

JETS

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“…Academic resilience can be described as a unidimensional latent construct. The ARS_SCV in the study supported the factor structure in the original English version (Martin and Marsh, 2006) and other language versions, i.e., the Turkish version (Kapikiran, 2012) and the Spanish version (Meneghel et al, 2019). ARS_SCV is a brief attitudinal scale that measures how well students respond to academic adversities, such as poor grades in schoolwork.…”

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confidence: 56%

Validation of Academic Resilience Scales Adapted in a Collective Culture

Cui

Wang²,

Xu³

2023

Front. Psychol.

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The study aimed to adapt and validate two popular instruments on academic resilience in a collectivistic culture. One is a brief unidimensional scale (ARS_SCV), and another is a context-specific multidimensional scale (ARS_MCV). The participants were 569 high school students in China. Based on Messick’s validity framework, we provided evidence to support the construct validity of the newly developed scales. Results first indicated that both scales were reliable with high internal consistency and construct reliability. Then, the results of confirmatory factor analysis (CFAs) showed that ARS_SCV had a unidimensional factor structure and ARS_MCV had a four-factor structure. Multi-group CFAs then showed that both models were invariant across gender and socio-economic status (SES) levels. Results of correlations demonstrated that both scales significantly correlated with each other and with other external constructs (grit, academic self-efficacy, and learning engagement). The findings of this study contribute to the literature by proposing two instruments, which provide practitioners with options for specific assessments to measure academic resilience in a collectivist culture.

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“…The BSSS measures the level of tangible (material, physical or mental) support that the respondents anticipate will be available to them, should they require it (Schwarzer & Leppin, 1988). Previously, the subscale has shown a Cronbach's alpha of 0.83 (Kapikiran & Kapikiran, 2010;Schulz & Schwarzer, 2003); for this study the Cronbach's alpha value was 0.79. Sum means were not published.…”

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confidence: 67%

Developing positive leadership in health and human services

Shannon

Dam

2013

SA j ind psychol

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Orientation: Measuring the target outcomes of leadership development programmes provides evidence for the effectiveness of these interventions and the validity of their theoretical underpinnings.Research purpose: The aim of this study was to determine whether staff from the Tasmanian Department of Health and Human Services (Australia) experienced increased levels of self-efficacy, social support within the workplace and positive affect, following participation in a leadership development programme.Research design, approach and method: Quantitative and qualitative methods were used, allowing for triangulation of results. The General Self-Efficacy Scale and the Berlin Social-Support Scale (perceived available support, instrumental) were applied in an online survey administered before and nine months following the programme. Participant satisfaction surveys captured immediate responses and semi-structured interviews captured longer-term reflections.Main findings: Descriptive statistics indicated a moderate overall increase in self-efficacy, with strong increases in resilience, dealing with opposition, resourcefulness and problem solving. There was some evidence of greater overall social support and a strong increase in the development of social support networks. There was no support for an increase in participants’ positive orientation towards their jobs in the quantitative data. The impact of adverse environmental factors on participants’ perceptions also became evident through the interviews.Practical implications: Leadership development programmes that strengthen positive psychological resources provide participants with confidence and resilience in times of change. Organisations benefit from increased levels of employee self-efficacy as engagement and problem-solving abilities are enhanced.Contribution/value-add: These results contribute to the body of knowledge associated with effective leadership development

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The Validity and Reliability of the Perceived Available Support Scale

Cited by 13 publications

References 39 publications

Unconditional Self-Acceptance and Perfectionistic Cognitions as Predictors of Psychological Well-Being

Unconditional Self-Acceptance and Perfectionistic Cognitions as Predictors of Psychological Well-Being

Validation of Academic Resilience Scales Adapted in a Collective Culture

Developing positive leadership in health and human services

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