Psychometric Properties of the Turkish Oral Health Behavior Questionnaire for Adolescents Based on the Health Belief Model
JOURNAL OF CHILD - COCUK DERGISI, cilt.24, sa.4, ss.207-214, 2024 (ESCI, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 24 Sayı: 4
- Basım Tarihi: 2024
- Doi Numarası: 10.26650/jchild.2024.1497791
- Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF CHILD - COCUK DERGISI
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.207-214
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Health belief model, oral health behavior, adolescent health, scale validity, reliability
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Objective: To identify oral and dental health behaviors as critical life skills for adolescents. This study examined the Turkish psychometric properties of the Methods: This was a methodological study. The study sample consisted of 335 adolescents aged 13-18 years. The Sociodemographic Information Form and OHBQAHBM were used to gather data. The data analysis and evaluation were performed using factor analysis, Cronbach's alpha, and item-total score correlation. Results: Thirty-five items were recorded on the main scale, and the other items were recorded on six subscales. The six subscales had a variance of 50.4%. The Turkish Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.880. Because of confirmatory factor analysis, the model fit index results were recorded as follows: 0.048 as Conclusions: The measurement tool was valid and reliable for evaluating adolescents' oral and dental health behaviors based on their health belief model.