Development and Evaluation of a Turkish Language Version of the Relational Health Indices

Authors : Nesime Can, Abdulkadir Haktanir, A. Stephen Lenz, Joshua C. Watson

Pages : 775-784

Doi:10.21449/ijate.723335

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Publication Date : 2021-12-04

Article Type : Research

Abstract :Counseling scholars have increasingly utilized the relational-cultural theory (RCT) to promote growth fostering connections as a healthy way of managing various life problems. The Relational Health Indices (RHI) was developed to understand relational interactions among women. In an attempt to broaden the utility of the RHI, the purpose of this study was to develop and validate a Turkish language version of the RHI for research and clinical use. In translating the RHI from English to Turkish, we followed a seven-step process. Data were collected from 213 Turkish-speaking college students enrolled in two Turkish public universities with the mean age of 22.29 (SD= 3.41). The findings revealed that the RHI-T proved to be a two-factor structure (the Peer and Mentor subscales) among Turkish students and that the Community subscale was not an acceptable fit even after removing several items. Potential explanations, implications, and recommendations for clinical use and future research are provided.
Keywords : Relational-cultural theory, Relational health indices, Confirmatory factor analysis, Relationship, Counseling