Minnettarlık Dışavurum Ölçeği Geliştirme Çalışması
Developing a Scale for Measuring the Expression of Gratitude

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this study is to develop a scale that can be used to measure expressions of gratitude feelings toward the person on target. For that purpose, a preliminary study with 21 people was conducted to create an item pool. Then, two separate studies were conducted. In the first study (N=281), to determine general gratitude expression styles, an Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) was applied. The results of the EFA indicated that some of the expression styles came together as expected and some of them separated and, finally three subscales were determined. The findings of the Gratitude Expression Scale supported internal consistency, test retest reliability and criterion validity of the scale. Moreover, the Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) in the second study (N=406) confirmed the factorial structure of the Gratitude Expression Scale emerged in EFA. In other words, the findings of the second study supported that the Gratitude Expression Scale has three subscales and one factor structure (i.e., total score). In sum, both subscale scores and total score can be utilized separately in future studies.

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