The Reliability and Validity Study of Emotional Security Scale

Abstract

The aim of this study was to re-test the validity and reliability of the Emotional Security Scale which was developed by Davies, Forman, Rasi and Stevens (2002) and adapted to Turkish by Sakiz (2011). The participants of the study were 496 students ranging in age from 11 to 13 years. Factor analysis revealed that there were 4 factors except behavioral dysregulation subscale. Cronbach's Alpha internal consistency coefficients of the subscales ranged from.73 to.79. These results suggest that the Emotional Security Scale (ESS) is a valid and reliable instrument with 12 items and 4 factors.