Brief fear of negative evaluation Scale-II and brief fear of negative evaluation scale-straightforward items: Psychometric properties of the Turkish versions

Abstract

Objective: The present study aimed at examining the psychometric properties of the Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale-II (BFNE-II) and the BFNE–Straightforward Items (BFNE-S) in a non-clinical Turkish sample. Method: The sample consisted of a total of 243 undergraduate students. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was done for the BFNE-II and the BFNE-S to confirm the proposed unitary model; internal consistency coefficient was calculated, and reliability coefficients were determined by using the split-half method. For concurrent validity, the Fear of Positive Evaluation Scale, the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale, and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale were used. Results: As a result of CFA, the BFNE-II and the BFNE-S showed a good fit to the unitary model as in the original form. The Cronbach’s Alpha reliability coefficient of the BFNE-II was found to be 0.92 and the reliability coefficient determined by the split-half method was 0.94; the reliability coefficients of the BFNE-S were 0.90 for the Cronbach’s Alpha and 0.91 for the split-half method. The analysis also revealed that BFNE-II and BFNE-S have good concurrent validity with the measures of the fear of positive evaluation, self-esteem and social anxiety. Conclusion: These findings support the use of the brief fear of negative evaluation revisions (BFNE-II and BFNE-S) in Turkish culture as measures of fear of negative evaluation in research. The implications of the research were discussed in light of the related literature.