Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Turkish Psychological Counseling and Guidance Journal, cilt.14, sa.73, ss.241-258, 2024 (Scopus)
This scale development study aims to measure the failure beliefs of adults in Turkish culture by exploring failure concept through Carol Dweck's implicit theories. In the study, the stages of the scale development process were followed with a mixed method approach. Firstly, qualitative data was gathered through literature review and focus groups. Subsequently, exploratory analysis and confirmatory analyses was performed on quantitative data gained from totally 887 adults. The findings revealed that Failure Beliefs Scale was generated with eight items in two factors: one factor assesses the belief that failure is debilitating, while the other evaluates the belief that failure is enhancing. The gender-based measurement invariance was assessed, and its reliability was verified through the calculation of internal consistency and stability coefficients. Scale showed appropriate validity and reliability for evaluating adults’ failure beliefs. The use of the scale in studies related to failure in different fields such as education and work will contribute to future studies in Türkiye.