Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY, cilt.45, sa.1, 2025 (SSCI, Scopus)
Participation rates in bowel cancer screening in Turkey is low. There is no measurement tool to determine the reasons why people avoid bowel cancer screening in Turkey. This study was planned to adapt the Aversion to Bowel Cancer Screening Scale to Turkish and to conduct its reliability and validity study. The sample of the study consisted of 250 people who applied to three different health institutions. Test-retest analysis was conducted with 50 people. In the analysis of the data, number and percentage, correlation analysis, Cronbach α reliability coefficient, factor analysis methods were used. The people had a mean age of 58,48 ± 5,68. The reliability coefficient was 0.76 and the item-total score correlations varied between 0.30 and 0.73. The test-retest reliability coefficient was 0.99 and the McDonald’s omega coefficient was 0.75. After the explanatory factor analysis, the total variance of the scale was found to be 54.61%, and the factor loadings as a result of the confirmatory factor analysis were between 0.33 and 0.96. The fit index values of the scale are acceptable. It was determined that the Bowel Cancer Screening Avoidance Scale, is a 7-point Likert-type scale which consists of 15 items and three sub-dimensions, is a valid and reliable tool for the Turkish population.