Validity and Reliability of the Cardiac Self-Blame Attributions Scale in Turkish

Abstract

Objective: This study was conducted to adapt the cardiac self-blame scale developed by Harry et al. in 2018 into Turkish. Materials and Methods: The sample of the study consisted of 125 patients with cardiovascular disease. Confirmatory (CFA)factor analyses were conducted to examine the construct validity of the scale and the correlation of it between similar scales was analyzed within the scope of criterion validity. As a result of confirmatory factor analysis, it was observed that the two-factor (Behavioral Self-Blame and Characterological Self-Blame) structure of the scale was preserved in the Turkish sample as well. Results: In the analysis performed for criterion-related validity, significant correlations were found between the scale and other scales (p<0.01). Conclusion: The findings obtained because of the validity and reliability studies of the cardiac self-blame attributions scale, which was adapted into Turkish, revealed can be used to determine the accusations against the behavior and characters of individuals with cardiac disease in Turkish society.