Reliability and validity of the Turkish version of ladd and profilet child behavior scale victimization scale and picture sociometry scale to measure peer relations of 5-6 years- old Turkish children

The purpose of this study is to test the linguistic equivalance, reliability, validity of the Turkish version of "Ladd and Profilet Child Behavior Scale, Victimization Scale and Picture Sociometry Scale".Statistics of aritmetic average, standart deviation, internal consistency coefficients (Cronbach Alpha), item-total and item-remainder analysis, test-retest reliability were calculated for reliability of Ladd and Profilet Child Behavior Scale, Victimization Scale and Picture Sociometry Scale. Statistics of content validity, construct validity, criterion-related validity, discriminative strength of scales were tested to assess the validity of Ladd and Profilet Child Behavior Scale, Victimization Scale and Picture Sociometry Scale. Those analysis indicated that The Turkish version of Ladd and Profilet Child Behavior Scale, Victimization Scale and Picture Sociometry Scale were accepted as reliable and valid. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserve