Abstract:

This study aims to develop Desire for Being Liked Scale for college students, and to conduct a validity and reliability study. The pilot study was conducted on 69 students, exploratory factor analysis study was conducted on 418 students and confirmatory factor analysis was conducted on 113 students. As a result of the EFA’s main components techniqueses, a construct with nine items explaining a total of 42% of the total variance was achieved. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed acceptable fit for the one-dimensional model (x2/sd=1.42, RMSEA=0.06, GFI=0.92, AGFI=0.88, CFI=0.95, IFI=0.96, NFI=0.87, RFI=0.83, RMR=0.03, SRMR=0.06). It was also observed that the scale revealed a negative correlation validity with impression management subscale of social desirability scale. The Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficient calculated for the whole scale was found to be 0.82 for EFA, 0.81 for DFA. After an interval of 1 month, a result of the test-retest correlation coefficient was found to be 0.73. In another reliability study, 27% of bottom-top group comparisons revealed significant differences in all items. Finally, the item-total correlation analysis of the relationship was examined and found to vary between 0.46 and 0.71 for EFA, 0.29 and 0.70 for DFA. Based on these findings, we can say that the Desire of Being Liked Scale can be used in the field of education and psychology and that it is a reliable and valid measurement tool.

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