What is it about?
This study examines whether Dean’s Alienation Scale, originally developed in 1961, is a valid and reliable tool for measuring alienation among employees in Türkiye. Using survey data collected from 218 white-collar employees working in the private sector in Adana, the study adapts the scale into Turkish and tests its psychometric properties. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses are conducted to examine the factor structure, followed by reliability and validity analyses. The results confirm a three-dimensional structure consisting of powerlessness, normlessness, and social isolation. The findings show that the Turkish version of Dean’s Alienation Scale demonstrates strong internal consistency as well as convergent and discriminant validity, making it suitable for use in organisational behaviour research in Türkiye.
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Why is it important?
By confirming the reliability and validity of Dean’s Alienation Scale in the Turkish context, the study strengthens the methodological foundations of alienation research and supports more systematic investigation of its organisational antecedents and outcomes, such as job satisfaction, burnout, and turnover intentions.
Perspectives
This study was motivated by the need to bridge international and national literatures on alienation. Rather than redefining the concept, the aim was to ensure that a classic and frequently cited scale could be meaningfully used in the Turkish organisational context
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adana alparslan turkes science and technology university
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This page is a summary of: DEAN İN YABANCILAŞMA ÖLÇEĞİNİN TÜRKÇE UYARLAMASI: GEÇERLİLİK VE GÜVENİLİRLİK ANALİZİ, International Journal of Management Economics and Business, March 2017, International Journal of Management Economics and Business,
DOI: 10.17130/ijmeb.20173126266.
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