Sleep Deprivation Scale for Children and Adolescents

ARTICLE INFO The aim of the study is to develop a scale that is capable of measuring to determine the sleep deprivation levels of children and adolescents. To study the validity and reliability of the Sleep Deprivation Scale for Children and Adolescents, two separate research groups were formed with the appropriate sampling method based on accessibility and availability. The first stage research group, in which the structure validity was determined, consisted of a total of 201 people, 77 (38.3%) male and 124 (61.7%) female. The second stage research group, in which the emerging structure was confirmed, consisted of 254 people, 8 (34.6%) male and 166 (65.4%) female. As a result of the analyzes made for the sampling adequacy of the scale, while Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) = .94; Bartlett Test result was found to be χ2 = 1833.03 (p <.00). As a result of the Explanatory Factor Analysis (EFA), It has been found that the scale has a single factor structure. In addition, it was found that the single factor structure of the scale explained 54.48% of the variance and the internal consistency reliability coefficient was .94. Then, the verification of the one-dimensional structure was started. As a result of the Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), It was seen that the Chi-Square / Degrees of Freedom (254.94 / 65), 3.92; RMSEA values was .07 and the RMR values was .027. When the fit coefficients obtained for the tested model are examined, it is seen that CFI = .94, GF3 = .91, AGFI = .91, IFI = .96, NFI = .94 and TLI = .97. According to the data obtained, it can be said that a valid and reliable scale has been developed. Article History: Received: 06.02.2021 Received in revised form: 07.03.2021 Accepted: 10.03.2021 Available online: 06.01.2021 Article Type: Standard Paper