Psychometric Properties of the Turkish Oral Health Behavior Questionnaire for Adolescents Based on the Health Belief Model

Objective: To identify oral and dental health behaviors as critical life skills for adolescents. This study examined the Turkish psychometric properties of the “Health Belief Model-Based Oral Health Behavior Questionnaire for Adolescents” (OHBQAHBM). Methods: This was a methodological study. The stu...

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Main Authors: İlknur Bektaş, Murat Bektaş, Dilek Demir Kösem, Şenay Demir, Gülser Kılınç
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Published: Istanbul University Press 2024-12-01
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Murat Bektaş
Dilek Demir Kösem
Şenay Demir
Gülser Kılınç
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Murat Bektaş
Dilek Demir Kösem
Şenay Demir
Gülser Kılınç
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description Objective: To identify oral and dental health behaviors as critical life skills for adolescents. This study examined the Turkish psychometric properties of the “Health Belief Model-Based Oral Health Behavior Questionnaire for Adolescents” (OHBQAHBM). Methods: This was a methodological study. The study sample consisted of 335 adolescents aged 13–18 years. The Sociodemographic Information Form and OHBQAHBM were used to gather data. The data analysis and evaluation were performed using factor analysis, Cronbach’s alpha, and item-total score correlation. Results: Thirty-five items were recorded on the main scale, and the other items were recorded on six subscales. The six subscales had a variance of 50.4%. The Turkish Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was 0.880. Because of confirmatory factor analysis, the model fit index results were recorded as follows: 0.048 as the RMSEA, 0.861 as the goodness-of-fit index, and 0.924 as the comparative fit index. Conclusions: The measurement tool was valid and reliable for evaluating adolescents’ oral and dental health behaviors based on their health belief model.
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spelling doaj-art-319ba59fbcd54c5db705e1ac19390f2b2025-08-20T02:58:40ZengIstanbul University PressÇocuk Dergisi1308-84912024-12-0124420721410.26650/jchild.2024.1497791123456Psychometric Properties of the Turkish Oral Health Behavior Questionnaire for Adolescents Based on the Health Belief Modelİlknur Bektaş0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8048-9501Murat Bektaş1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3327-8204Dilek Demir Kösem2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9914-8299Şenay Demir3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7562-5158Gülser Kılınç4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7422-0482İzmir Bakırçay Üniversitesi, Izmir, TurkiyeDokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Izmir, TurkiyeHakkari Üniversitesi, Hakkari, TurkiyeSelçuk Üniversitesi, Konya, TurkiyeDokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Izmir, TurkiyeObjective: To identify oral and dental health behaviors as critical life skills for adolescents. This study examined the Turkish psychometric properties of the “Health Belief Model-Based Oral Health Behavior Questionnaire for Adolescents” (OHBQAHBM). Methods: This was a methodological study. The study sample consisted of 335 adolescents aged 13–18 years. The Sociodemographic Information Form and OHBQAHBM were used to gather data. The data analysis and evaluation were performed using factor analysis, Cronbach’s alpha, and item-total score correlation. Results: Thirty-five items were recorded on the main scale, and the other items were recorded on six subscales. The six subscales had a variance of 50.4%. The Turkish Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was 0.880. Because of confirmatory factor analysis, the model fit index results were recorded as follows: 0.048 as the RMSEA, 0.861 as the goodness-of-fit index, and 0.924 as the comparative fit index. Conclusions: The measurement tool was valid and reliable for evaluating adolescents’ oral and dental health behaviors based on their health belief model.https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/A90CF3A652EF45CE98CFA07B0ADF1DE0health belief modeloral health behavioradolescent healthscale validityreliability
spellingShingle İlknur Bektaş
Murat Bektaş
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Şenay Demir
Gülser Kılınç
Psychometric Properties of the Turkish Oral Health Behavior Questionnaire for Adolescents Based on the Health Belief Model
Çocuk Dergisi
health belief model
oral health behavior
adolescent health
scale validity
reliability
title Psychometric Properties of the Turkish Oral Health Behavior Questionnaire for Adolescents Based on the Health Belief Model
title_full Psychometric Properties of the Turkish Oral Health Behavior Questionnaire for Adolescents Based on the Health Belief Model
title_fullStr Psychometric Properties of the Turkish Oral Health Behavior Questionnaire for Adolescents Based on the Health Belief Model
title_full_unstemmed Psychometric Properties of the Turkish Oral Health Behavior Questionnaire for Adolescents Based on the Health Belief Model
title_short Psychometric Properties of the Turkish Oral Health Behavior Questionnaire for Adolescents Based on the Health Belief Model
title_sort psychometric properties of the turkish oral health behavior questionnaire for adolescents based on the health belief model
topic health belief model
oral health behavior
adolescent health
scale validity
reliability
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