ENGELLİ BAKIMINA YÖNELİK TUTUM ÖLÇEĞİNİN GELİŞTİRİLMESİ

This study aims to develop an attitude scale towards disability care, specifically applicable in the context of Türkiye, with empirically established psychometric properties. While existing literature addresses individuals with disabilities, their families, employers in organizations, and general attitudes towards disability, there remains a need for studies focused on the attitudes of personnel providing care services to individuals with disabilities. This study is limited to 276 caregiver personnel working at the Disabled Care and Rehabilitation Center in Turkey who voluntarily participated in the research. Exploratory Factor Analysis and direct oblimin rotation revealed that the Attitude Scale Towards Disability Care (ASTDC) comprises 18 items across four factors. These factors were named "view of the job", "disability-related difficulties", "professional inadequacy-related difficulties", and "emotional aspect of the job" consistent with the content of the loaded statements. Internal reliability of the scale was assessed using item-test correlations, yielding results at an acceptable level. Furthermore, the scale was validated using the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) developed by Maslach and Jackson (1981) and adapted into Turkish by Ergin (1992). Significant relationships were identified and reported between the factors of both scales. Examination of the relationships between the factors of ASTDC also yielded significant correlations. The findings indicate that ASTDC is a psychometrically valid and reliable scale.