Validity and Reliability of the Turkish version of the Affiliate Stigma Scale in Parents of Children with Intellectual Disability

• Published in: International journal of caring sciences Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 665 - 674
• Main Authors: Kasimoglu, Necla, Arikan, Duygu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Nicosia Professor Despina Sapountzi - Krepia Publisher of the International Journal of Caring Sciences 01-01-2020
• Subjects: Adaptation; Caregivers; Children & youth; Children with disabilities; Data collection; Families & family life; Intellectual disabilities; Parents & parenting; Personal information; Population; Principal components analysis; Rehabilitation; Society; Special education; Stigma; Studies; Validity; Turkey
• ISSN: 1791-5201; 1792-037X

Aims: The study was conducted to test the validity and reliability of the Affiliate Stigma Scale in parents of children with intellectual disability in the Turkish culture. Methodology: The methodological research was carried out in all special education and rehabilitation centers in the province of Erzincan, Turkey, between April 2016 and May 2017. The study sample consisted of 178 parents who agreed to participate in the research and met the research inclusion criteria. Data were collected using the Personal Information Form and Affiliate Stigma Scale with face-to-face interview method. In the analysis of the data, linguistic, content and construct validity, explanatory and confirmatory factor analysis, Cronbach's alpha coefficient, test-retest methods and percentage means for demographic data were used. Results: Linguistic and content validity of the Affiliate Stigma Scale was provided. The explanatory factor analysis of the scale showed a one-dimensional structure with factor loadings in an appropriate range (0.585-0.857) and Cronbach's alpha coefficient of 0.965. As a result of the confirmatory factor analysis, the factor loadings of all items of the Affiliate Stigma Scale were found to vary between 0.45 and 0.77. According to the test-retest results, it was determined that the Affiliate Stigma Scale has time invariance and is a valid and reliable measurement tool in Turkish society. Conclusions: It is advisable to use the scale as a data collection instrument in larger groups to determine the factors affecting affiliate stigma in parents of children with intellectual disability, and to conduct validity and reliability studies in other groups of disabilities.