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International Journal of Progressive Education 2021, Vol. 17(1) 86-96

Psychometric Properties of the Self Description Questionnaire for Preschoolers in a Sample of 3- to 5-year-old Turkish Children

Sonnur Işıtan

pp. 86 - 96   |  DOI: https://doi.org/10.29329/ijpe.2021.329.6

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The purpose of this study was to adapt the Self Description Questionnaire for Preschoolers into Turkish and to examine the self-concept of Turkish preschoolers based on sex and age. A total of 420 preschoolers participated in the study. The viability of the six-factor solution for the Turkish sample was examined using the first- and second-order confirmatory factor analysis. As hypothesized, two items in the verbal subscale did not work in the Turkish sample. The results demonstrated that the first- and second-order factor models with 36-item and six-factor fit the Turkish sample data well. The observed scores obtained from the six sub-scales have acceptable alpha values except the verbal subscale. No sex differences were observed in self-concept scores of Turkish preschoolers. However, there was a statistically significant age difference on mathematics self-concept scale scores. Further studies should generate substitute items reflecting early literacy skills targeted in the Turkish Preschool Education Program.

Keywords: Self-Concept, Preschoolers, Instrument Adaptation

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Isitan, S. (2021). Psychometric Properties of the Self Description Questionnaire for Preschoolers in a Sample of 3- to 5-year-old Turkish Children. International Journal of Progressive Education, 17(1), 86-96. https://doi.org/10.29329/ijpe.2021.329.6

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Isitan, S. (2021). Psychometric Properties of the Self Description Questionnaire for Preschoolers in a Sample of 3- to 5-year-old Turkish Children. International Journal of Progressive Education, 17(1), pp. 86-96.

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Isitan, Sonnur (2021). "Psychometric Properties of the Self Description Questionnaire for Preschoolers in a Sample of 3- to 5-year-old Turkish Children". International Journal of Progressive Education 17 (1):86-96. https://doi.org/10.29329/ijpe.2021.329.6

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