The validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the psychological preparedness for disaster threat scale

ABSTRACT: The aim of this research was to investigate the validity and reliability of a Turkish version of the 26-item Australian Psychological Preparedness for Disaster Threat Scale (PPDTS). A cross-sectional study involving 530 university students and staff at Giresun University was conducted to establish the psychometric properties of the PPDTS. Content analysis, exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis and Cronbach alpha values for reliability were used to analyse the data. Content analysis showed that one item needed to be dropped as it was not related to environmental threats to Turkish communities. The exploratory factor analysis indicated that 66% of the total variance was explained by three factors: (i) knowledge and management of the external situational environment, (ii) 

SUBMITTER: Turkdogan Gorgun C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10191078 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature