Adaptation of the Non-Attachment Scale (NAS-7) and its associations with hope, social connectedness, and life satisfaction.

ABSTRACT: Non-attachment, a construct rooted in Eastern and Buddhist philosophy, describes responding to experiences without clinging to transient thoughts or conditions. This research aimed to adapt the 7-item Non-Attachment Scale (NAS-7) into Turkish and evaluate its psychometric properties. The project consisted of two studies. Study I (N = 404) examined the scale's factor structure using Confirmatory Factor Analysis, assessed item discrimination through Item Response Theory, and evaluated reliability using Cronbach's α, McDonald's ϲ, and Guttmann's λ6; measurement invariance across gender was also tested but not supported. Study II (N = 417) investigated the associations among non-attachment, hope, social connectedness, and life satisfaction using correlation analyses and Structural Equation Mod

SUBMITTER: Akyıl Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12821796 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature