Davranış ve Duyguları Değerlendirme Ölçeği-2 (BERS-2)’nin Beş Yaş Grubu İçin Türk Kültürüne Uyarlama Çalışması
The present study aimed to adapt the Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale-2 (BERS-2) to Turkish culture for group of five and conduct relevant reliability and validity analyses. Mothers (n=346) and teachers (n=22) of children selected by simple random sampling -taking different socio-economic conditions into consideration in line with teacher and administrator views- from a total of 11 schools comprised of eight Ministry of National Education primary schools with nursery classes and three independent kindergartens in Yozgat province were enrolled in the study. The scale was first examined for linguistic equivalence followed by validity and reliability analyses. Validity factor analysis was conducted for the Teacher Scale and Parent Scale (mother) to test the construct validity of BERS-2. It was seen that the original five-factor model suggested for both forms had acceptable fit. Total item correlation of the forms was examined by Cronbach’s Alpha internal consistency coefficients to test the reliability of BERS-2. The Cronbach’s Alpha internal consistency coefficient of the entire scale was 0.97 for both forms. It was concluded that the Teacher Scale and Parent Scale (mother) had sufficient item total correlation and it was a highly reliable scale.

Keywords
Behavioral development, emotional development, behavioral strength, emotional strength, child.