The aim of this study is the adaptation of the "Attitudes and Perspectives Toward Persons with Disabilities" scale, developed in the study titled "To Develop and Validate a Scale to Assess People’s Attitudes and Perspectives Toward Persons with Disabilities" by Myong et al. (2021), into Turkish. The sample of the research consists of a total of 387 individuals, including faculty members working and students studying at Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa (IUC) during the 2023-2024 academic year. The scale, which consists of 14 items and four sub-dimensions—Social Inclusion, Discomfort with Persons with Disabilities, Helpfulness, and Viewing Persons with Disabilities as a Burden—is evaluated using a 5-point Likert-type scale. The preliminary test analysis showed a Cronbach's Alpha coefficient of 0.74 and a validity level with a KMO value of 0.69. The scale, considered to have reached its final form by following the scientific steps mentioned in the literature, explains 60.61% of the total variance according to the Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA). The correlation analysis between the original English version and the Turkish version of the scale indicated a high level of positive and significant relationship (ranging from r=0.86 to 0.60, p<0.01). The Turkish scale's Cronbach's Alpha coefficient was calculated as 0.79, and the KMO value as 0.79. According to the Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) results, the indices were calculated as CFI=0.93, GFI=0.94, TLI=0.90, IFI=0.93, NFI=0.88, RFI=0.85, RMSEA=0.06, and SRMR=0.04. The goodness-of-fit indices from the CFA were consistent with the model. Convergent and discriminant validities of the scale were assessed through the Average Variance Extracted (AVE), Maximum Shared Squared Variance (MSV), Average Shared Squared Variance (ASV), and Composite Reliability (CR) values. According to the CFA results, the factor loadings of the items belonging to the sub-dimensions of the scale ranged as follows: Social Inclusion 0.71-0.80, Discomfort with Persons with Disabilities 0.60-0.71, Helpfulness 0.73-0.81, and Viewing Persons with Disabilities as a Burden 0.79-0.86, indicating good fit indices. The MSV, ASV, and AVE values support the scale’s convergent and discriminant validity, and the CR coefficient supports its reliability. In conclusion, the Turkish adaptation of the Attitudes and Perspectives Toward Persons with Disabilities Scale can be used as a current, valid, and reliable measurement tool to assess attitudes and perspectives toward persons with disabilities.

Disability, Attitude, Perspective, Scale Adaptation, Validity, Reliability.