Abstract:

In this study, “Depressed Mood at Work” scale developed by Quinn and Shepard (1974) was adapted to Turkish. The validity and reliability of the scale which is translated to Turkish as “İş Yerinde Depresif Ruh Hali Ölçeği” was conducted. The study was carried out in three stages. Translation of the original scale took place at first, studies conducted on the validity in the second stage, and analyses on the reliability was the last stage. In the adaption of the scale to Turkish, the method proposed by Brislin(1970) was used and regarding the control of the scope and logical validation an expert opinion was received and then eventually reliability was checked with construct validity. The data obtained as a result of the research conducted on 175 lectures who work for Foundation Universities in Ankara. As a result of the study, it was concluded that the scale was one-dimensional and factor loads were between 0,514-0,814. It was found that the goodness of fit values were among the reference values, the Cronbach’s Alpha value was 0,918, and the other statistical values reqired for reliability were compatible with previous studies. In this context, it was concluded that the scale “Depressed Mood at Work” developed by Quinn and Shepard (1974) could be used reliably and unchangingly in the researches to be conducted in the field of social sciences in Turkey without any changes in the structure or in the question items of the scale.

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