Psychometric Properties of the Turkish Version of the Adolescent Health Promotion Scale: Short Form

BACKGROUND/AIMS: This study was conducted with the aim of testing the psychometric properties of the Adolescent Health Development Scale-Short Form in Turkiye as a methodological study.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study included 814 students attending grades 7 to 11 in three different secondary schools and two different high schools selected out of secondary and high schools located in Western Turkiye which were attached to the Directorate of Education of Izmir Province and it used simple random sampling method. The data from this study were evaluated using percentage, mean analysis, and validity-reliability analysis.RESULTS: The total Cronbach's alpha coefficient of the Turkish scale was 0.85. Strong correlations were found between test and re-test (r=0.85, p<0.001). The results of Confirmatory Factor Analysis revealed that the model fit index of the scale had a goodness-of-fit index of 0.95 and a comparative fit index of 0.97.CONCLUSION: Validity and reliability analyses demonstrated that the scale was a valid and reliable means of measurement which can be used to determine the health promotion behaviors of adolescents in a Turkish sample