The aim of this study was to develop an attitude scale towards physical violence for adolescents in high schools and universities. 583 high school and university students aged 14-21 in Ankara participated in this study. The mean age average of the students was 16.71 Adolescents Attitudes Towards Violence Scale (ATVS) is a 10 item Likert type scale. Exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis was used for validity and the results of the factor analysis indicated that the scale explains 43,826 % of the total variance. The Goodness of fit statistics were sufficient for the scale For reliability Cronbach Alpha coefficient was 0.85. Findings indicated that the ATVS was a valid and reliable scale.
Key words: Adolescents, violence scale, violence, attitudes toward violence
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