Abstract:

The aim of this study is to make the Turkish adaptation study of the Academic Self-Handicapping Scale developed by Urdan and Midgley (2001). The study was conducted with 828 students attending two middle schools and two high schools in Istanbul. In this study, 405 students participated in the research group I for exploratory factor analysis and 423 students participated in the research group II for confirmatory factor analysis. The confirmatory factor analysis results showed that the one-factor structure fit well with the original form (𝑥2 / sd = 1,12, p <.001, RMSEA = .018, RMR = .030, GFI = .992, AGFI = .981, CFI = 998, NFI = 975, RFI = 975, IFI = 998, TLI = 997). The Cronbach alpha internal consistency coefficient of the scale was .81. According to the item analysis made to determine the discrimination power of the items of the scale, the corrected item-total correlations of the scale have values between .48 and .63. Validity of the scale Reliability analysis results indicate that the scale can be used as a valid and reliable measurement tool.

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