Abstract:

In this study, the Climate Change Worry Scale (CCWS) developed by Stewart (2021) was adapted to Turkish. The research was conducted on a study group consisting of 236 teacher candidates. In the confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) applied within the scope of construct validity, it was determined that the single-factor structure in the original form of CCWS was not confirmed in Turkish culture. Therefore, an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was performed to determine the factor structure in the Turkish form of the scale. In EFA, a two-factor structure that explains 64,17% of the total variance has been reached. The emerging factors were named as anxiety and feeling of helplessness. It has been established that the fit indices reported in the CFA conducted over this two-factor structure remain within acceptable limits. In the reliability analysis, Cronbach's alpha coefficients for the dimensions of anxiety and feeling of helplessness were found as 0,87 and 0,83 respectively. The stratified Cronbach alpha coefficient of the whole scale was estimated as 0,91. In the item analysis, it was concluded that item correlations exceed the 0,30 criterion value for the all items in the scale. These results reflect that the measurements obtained by means of Turkish form of CCWS are valid and reliable.

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