Öznur KÖRÜKÇÜ, Okan BULUT, AYLA TUZCU, Zeliha BAYRAM, Hafize TÜRKMEN ÖZTÜRK

An adaptation of Leymann Inventory of Psychological Terror to health sciences programs in Turkey

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, Leymann"ın Uyarlanmış Psikolojik Yılgınlık Ölçeğinin (LUPTÖ) faktör yapısını ve psikometrik özelliklerini incelemektir. Yöntem: Sağlık bilimleri alanında çalışan 270 akademisyene uyarlanmış LUPTÖ uygulanmıştır. Alt boyutların iç geçerliliği Cronbach alfa katsayısı ile saptanmıştır. Uyarlanmış LUPTÖ"nün alt boyutların yapısını değerlendirmek için Mplus6 programı kullanılarak doğrulayıcı ve açıklayıcı faktör analizi yapılmıştır. Bulgular: Uyarlanmış LUPTÖ ölçeği yüksek güvenirliğe sahiptir (Cronbach"s alpha>0.80). Açıklayıcı faktör analizi sonucu uyarlanan LUPTÖ ölçeğinin memnun edici uyum sonuçlarını açıklamak için altı-faktörlü model seçilmiştir. Ayrıca, aynı model doğrulayıcı faktör analiziyle de test edilmiş ve modelin verilerle memnun edici şekilde uyumlu olduğu görülmüştür. The Tucker-Lewis Index ve comparative fit index hem açıklayıcı, hem de doğrulayıcı faktör analizinde 0.90"ın üzerindedir. Faktörler farklı zorbalık davranışı çeşitleri ile ilişkili bulunmuştur. Tartışma: Uyarlanan LUPTÖ ölçeği sağlık bilimleri alanındaki zorbalık davranışlarının nedenlerini ve çeşitlerini belirlemede kullanılabilecek olan güvenilir bir ölçektir.

Leymann Psikolojik Yılgınlık Ölçeğinin Türkiye'deki sağlık bilimleri programlarına uyarlanması

Objective: The aim of this study was to adapt the Leymann Inventory of Psychological Terror (LIPT) to health sciences programs in Turkey and examine its psychometric qualities. Methods: A sample of 270 health sciences employees from Turkey was given a modified version of LIPT. Scale reliability of the modified LIPT was assessed using Cronbach"s alpha. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted to examine the factor structure of the modified LIPT in Mplus 6. Results: The modified LIPT indicated high reliability (Cronbach"s alpha >0.80). A six-factor model was chosen to explain the modified LIPT scale based on the satisfactory fit indices from exploratory factor analyses. The model fit of the same model was also tested using confirmatory factor analysis and the results were again satisfactory in terms of model-data fit. The Tucker-Lewis Index and comparative fit index indices are both greater than 0.90 for both exploratory and confirmatory models. The factors indicated the relationship among different types of bullying acts. Conclusion: The modified LIPT scale is a reliable measurement tool that can be used with confidence determining the reasons and types of bullying in health sciences programs.

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