DOĞADA CESARET ÖLÇEĞİNİN TÜRK KÜLTÜRÜNE UYARLANMASI
ADAPTATION OF COURAGE IN NATURE SCALE TO THE TURKISH CULTURE

Summary/Abstract: The present research aimed to actualize the adaptation of Wilderness Courage Scale, first improved by Próchniak (2017), to Turkish language and Turkish culture. The scale renamed by philologists as Courage in Nature Scale. Study group includes 320 sportsmen from different outdoor sports. Data was collected with a scale by Próchniak (2017) developed in Polish also translated in English previously. We used that scale to evaluate the sportsmen behaviours in nature. Scale involves one dimension and 7 items. It occurs 3 factors and 8 items. EFA and CFA methods were used for validity of scale. According to Exploratory factor analysis, the KMO value of Courage in Nature Scale was .736, while Sphericity analysis value of Bartlett’s was 399.830 (p=0.00). We decided that scale should act as one dimesioned according to the scree plot analyse also we clarified that CFA analysis were in line with the theoretical structure. In accordance with the results we suggested that Courage in Nature Scale is appropriate for the determination of courageous behaviours of sportsmen. Seeking status with high reliability and validity. The scale is applicable for further nature sports studie.

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