Testing the validity and reliability of a Turkish version of the social cyberloafing scale

Harun Yildiz; Bora Yildiz

doi:10.1111/ppc.12930

Testing the validity and reliability of a Turkish version of the social cyberloafing scale

Perspect Psychiatr Care. 2022 Oct;58(4):1291-1302. doi: 10.1111/ppc.12930. Epub 2021 Aug 18.

Authors

Harun Yildiz¹, Bora Yildiz²

Affiliations

¹ Department of International Trade and Logistics, Omer Seyfettin Faculty of Applied Sciences, Bandirma Onyedi Eylul University, Bandirma, Balikesir, Turkey.
² Department of Management, Faculty of Economics, Istanbul University, Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey.

PMID: 34406673
DOI: 10.1111/ppc.12930

Abstract

Purpose: This paper aims to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the social cyberloafing (SC) scale as an important predictor of the mental health of healthcare employees.

Methods: The data for this descriptive cross-sectional study was obtained from 202 Turkish healthcare employees. We followed Dima's 6-step protocol for validation.

Findings: The one-dimensional structure of the scale was found to be homogenous (H = 0.54) and reliable (α = 0.87). The CFA demonstrated that the 7-item and one-factor construct was a valid instrument to measure the SC (GFI = 0.98, CFI = 0.98, TLI = 0.95, SRMR = 0.03, RMSEA = 0.09).

Practical implications: These results demonstrated that the Turkish version of the SC scale is an accurate measurement tool.

Keywords: cyberslacking; healthcare employees; social cyberloafing; validation.

MeSH terms

Cross-Sectional Studies
Humans
Psychometrics*
Reproducibility of Results
Surveys and Questionnaires