Brief fear of negative evaluation Scale-II and brief fear of negative evaluation scale-straightforward items: Psychometric properties of the Turkish versions

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Gok B. G., YALÇINKAYA ALKAR Ö.

Dusunen Adam, vol.33, no.4, pp.410-420, 2020 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 33 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.14744/dajpns.2020.00109
  • Journal Name: Dusunen Adam
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, EMBASE, Psycinfo, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.410-420
  • Keywords: Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale-II, Fear of negative evaluation, Psychometric properties, Social anxiety
  • Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
  • Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

© 2020 Yerkure Tanitim ve Yayincilik Hizmetleri A.S.. All rights reserved.Objective: The present study aimed at examining the psychometric properties of the Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale-II (BFNE-II) and the BFNE–Straightforward Items (BFNE-S) in a non-clinical Turkish sample. Method: The sample consisted of a total of 243 undergraduate students. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was done for the BFNE-II and the BFNE-S to confirm the proposed unitary model; internal consistency coefficient was calculated, and reliability coefficients were determined by using the split-half method. For concurrent validity, the Fear of Positive Evaluation Scale, the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale, and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale were used. Results: As a result of CFA, the BFNE-II and the BFNE-S showed a good fit to the unitary model as in the original form. The Cronbach’s Alpha reliability coefficient of the BFNE-II was found to be 0.92 and the reliability coefficient determined by the split-half method was 0.94; the reliability coefficients of the BFNE-S were 0.90 for the Cronbach’s Alpha and 0.91 for the split-half method. The analysis also revealed that BFNE-II and BFNE-S have good concurrent validity with the measures of the fear of positive evaluation, self-esteem and social anxiety. Conclusion: These findings support the use of the brief fear of negative evaluation revisions (BFNE-II and BFNE-S) in Turkish culture as measures of fear of negative evaluation in research. The implications of the research were discussed in light of the related literature.