TY  - JOUR
TI  - TURKISH VERSION OF BODY AWARENESS QUESTIONNAIRE: VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY STUDY
AB  - Purpose: The Body Awareness Questionnaire (BAQ) was described as a tool with psychometricproperties that thoroughly assessed the concept of body awareness. There is no Turkish version ofthe scale with validity and reliability. The study aimed to demonstrate the validity and reliability ofthe Turkish version of the BAQ.Methods: The study sample consisted of 180 university students (age=21.87±2.36 years, 99 M,81 F). The BAQ, Self-Consciousness Scale (SCS), and Body Cathexis Scale (BCS) were applied tothe participants.Results: Result of the correlation analysis between the BAQ and the total scores obtained fromthe SCS and BCS, and the correlation coefficients were determined as 0.802 (p=0.007) and-0.753 (p=0.009), respectively. As a result of the explanatory factor analysis, a measurement toolconsisting of 18 items and four sub-groups explaining 66% of the variance was obtained. The testretest reliability coefficient was 0.830 at 3-day intervals. Cronbach's alpha was calculated as 0.917to determine internal consistency.Conclusion: Findings in the study show that the Turkish version of BAQ is valid and reliable.
AU  - Bayar, Banu
AU  - Karaca, Seda
DO  - 10.21653/tjpr.660186
PY  - 2021
JO  - Türk Fizyoterapi ve Rehabilitasyon Dergisi (Online)
VL  - 32
IS  - 1
SN  - 2651-4451
SP  - 44
EP  - 50
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/460192
ER  -