PATOLOJİK ENDİŞE ÖLÇEĞİNİN TÜRK TOPLUMUNDAKİ PSİKOMETRİK ÖZELLİKLERİNİN İNCELENMESİ.

Pathological concern indicates an attitude of ignoring one's own needs and focusing on the needs of others. It has been seen that there is no measurement tool to understand and measure pathological concern in Turkish. Therefore, it was aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the Pathological Concern Questionnaire in Turkish population. The instruments of the study were the Pathological Concern Questionnaire (PCS) and the Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS). Quantitative methods and techniques were used in the study. SPSS 25.0 package program and AMOS program were used for data analysis. The exploratory factor analysis (EFA) sample for the construct validity of the PCQ consisted of 345 university students and the confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) sample consisted of 200 university students. As a result of EFA, a model with 13 items and 2 factors emerged. CFA confirmed that the 2 factor model had acceptable fit values. It was observed that there was a significant relationship between the PCQ and the BHS. The PCQ is considered to be a valid and reliable inventory in determining the pathological concern levels of university students in the Turkish sample. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]