Spontaneous Disaster Volunteer Selection Scale: Validity and Reliability Assessment.
Although disaster management practices have advanced considerably in recent years, citizens who are the first to arrive at the disaster scene--due to geographical proximity and a strong motivation to help--continue to play critical roles in emergency response processes. Contemporary disaster managem...
| Publicado en: | Itobiad: Journal of the Human & Social Science Researches / İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Araştırmaları Dergisi Vol. 14; no. 5; pp. 2630 - 2653 |
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Itobiad: Journal of the Human & Social Science Researches
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=190999617&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 190999617 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 21471185 GBL7 jtl: Itobiad: Journal of the Human & Social Science Researches / İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Araştırmaları Dergisi issn: 21471185 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 2025 vid: 14 iid: 5 pid: 87673 pub: Itobiad: Journal of the Human & Social Science Researches artinfo: ui: 190999617 10.15869/itobiad.1711975 ppf: 2630 ppct: 23 formats: tig: atl: Spontaneous Disaster Volunteer Selection Scale: Validity and Reliability Assessment. aug: au: Turan, Melikşah affil: Dr. Öğr. Üyesi, Erzurum Teknik Üniversitesi, Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi, Acil Yardım ve Afet Yönetimi Bölümü, Erzurum, Türkiye su: Türkiye Emergency management Assistance in emergencies Trust Volunteer recruitment Calibration Factor analysis sug: subj: Emergency management Assistance in emergencies Trust Türkiye Emergency and Other Relief Services Other provincial protective services Other municipal protective services Other federal protective services Other Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities Volunteer recruitment Calibration Factor analysis keyword: Disaster Management Reliability Risk Management Spontaneous Volunteer Validity Afet Yönetimi Güvenilirlik Geçerlilik Risk Yönetimi Spontane Gönüllü Disaster Management Reliability Risk Management Spontaneous Volunteer Validity Afet Yönetimi Güvenilirlik Geçerlilik Risk Yönetimi Spontane Gönüllü ab: Although disaster management practices have advanced considerably in recent years, citizens who are the first to arrive at the disaster scene--due to geographical proximity and a strong motivation to help--continue to play critical roles in emergency response processes. Contemporary disaster management has evolved into a multi-actor framework involving professional response teams, volunteers, civil society organizations, and active citizens. Voluntary engagement has become an indispensable complement to public response capacity, particularly in sudden-onset and large-scale disasters. Nevertheless, the structural criteria governing volunteer participation in disaster response in many countries remain ambiguous. For effective integration, it is essential to establish systematic components such as selection protocols, training standards, role definitions, and responsibility frameworks. In this context, the present study aims to contribute to the development of an effective volunteer selection approach in disaster settings in Türkiye by evaluating the Turkish adaptation, validity, and reliability of the Spontaneous Volunteer Selection Scale developed by Martínez et al. (2021). The target population consisted of students at Erzurum Technical University, and a non-probability convenience sampling method was employed. To minimize sampling error, the sample size was determined to be 417 participants. The instrument was distributed online and in person during the data collection phase, and responses were collected in both digital and printed formats. The original scale was translated into Turkish following established linguistic and cultural validation procedures and subsequently pilot-tested. To assess construct validity, exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was initially conducted, followed by confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to verify the resulting factor structure. Internal consistency reliability was examined using Cronbach's alpha coefficient. EFA results revealed that five subdimensions explained 55.23% of the total variance. The CFA confirmed acceptable model fit indices for the 24-item, 5-factor structure (χ²/df = 2.229; CFI = 0.91; IFI = 0.91; GFI = 0.90; AGFI = 0.87; RMSEA = 0.054). The overall internal consistency was high (Cronbach's α = 0.88). Based on the findings, the Turkish version of the scale was confirmed to be a valid and reliable instrument comprising five dimensions--Knowledge, Skills/Capabilities, Behavior, Motivation, and Social Desirability--across 24 items. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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