ERIC Number: EJ1349297
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Publication Date: 2022-Sep
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Scale Adaptation for Refugee Children: Sense of School Belonging and Social Contact
Bozdag, Faruk; Bilge, Filiz
Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, v40 n6 p744-760 Sep 2022
This study aimed to adapt the Sense of School Belonging Scale and Social Contact Scale that can be utilized in studies conducted with Syrian refugee children. The study data were collected from 182 Syrian refugee children for the Turkish versions and from 658 for the Arabic versions. 42% of the refugee children were females and 58% were males. The children's age range was 11-18. Statistical analysis involved tests of confirmatory factor analysis, convergent validity, discriminant validity, and reliability (Cronbach's alpha). Like the original scales, CFA revealed a one-factor structure for the Sense of School Belonging Scale and a two-factor structure for the Revised Social Contact Scale for both Turkish and Arabic versions. The analyses determined that the Turkish version ([alpha] = 0.76) and Arabic version ([alpha] = 0.72) of the Sense of School Belonging Scale and the Turkish version (the quantity of social contact [alpha] = 0.79, the quality of social contact [alpha] = 0.77) and the Arabic version (the quantity of social contact [alpha] = 0.85, the quality of social contact [alpha] = 0.71) of the Revised Social Contact Scale had adequate reliability. Consequently, the Turkish and Arabic versions of the Sense of School Belonging Scale and the Revised Social Contact Scale had adequate psychometric qualities to be used in determining the sense of school belonging levels and social contact features of the Syrian refugees, respectively.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Refugees, Children, Adolescents, Student Adjustment, Sense of Community, Group Membership, Interpersonal Relationship, Social Behavior, Social Life, Behavior Rating Scales, Measurement Techniques, Synchronous Communication, Groups, Interaction
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Syria; Turkey
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