Open AccessSeparation Anxiety Inventory: Validity and Reliability Study
Author(s) -
Eray Demirdis,
Seher Balçı Çelik
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
procedia - social and behavioral sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1877-0428
DOI - 10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.07.021
Subject(s) - cronbach's alpha , psychology , anxiety , construct validity , scale (ratio) , reliability (semiconductor) , likert scale , statistics , clinical psychology , separation (statistics) , internal consistency , correlation coefficient , validity , psychometrics , developmental psychology , mathematics , psychiatry , cartography , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , geography
This study was conducted to examine the validity and reliability of the separation anxiety inventory. The study was carried out on the data gathered from 490 parents having children at puberty between the years of 2003-2004. Separation Anxiety Inventory is a five-point Likert type scale with 47 items. Cronbach alpha coefficient calculated for determining the internal consistency of the scale is .91. Reliability coefficient obtained by means of split half method was found as .71. The correlation coefficient between the total scores of the two scales is r=.29 in the study of examining the similar scales developed by State Anxiety Inventory. The correlation coefficient between the total scores of the two scales is r=.40 in the study of examining the similar scales developed by Constant Anxiety Scale. The scale was found to be uni-dimensional as a result of the basic component analysis carried out with the aim of construct validity. The obtained findings show that it is a valid and reliable scale
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