Cinderella Syndrome "Women with Fear of Independence": Developing a Scale

Autor/inn/en	Demir, Melek; Kaya, Leyla; Turan, Merve; Vural Batik, Meryem
Titel	Cinderella Syndrome "Women with Fear of Independence": Developing a Scale
Quelle	In: International Journal of Psychology and Educational Studies, 8 (2021) 1, S.166-173 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Demir, Melek) ORCID (Kaya, Leyla) ORCID (Turan, Merve) ORCID (Vural Batik, Meryem)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2148-9378
Schlagwörter	Fear; Females; Personal Autonomy; Moral Values; Psychological Patterns; Rewards; Likert Scales; Factor Analysis; Gender Bias; Labor Force Nonparticipants; Foreign Countries; Correlation; Reliability; Construct Validity; Anxiety; Decision Making; Emotional Disturbances; Gender Differences; Interpersonal Relationship; Marriage; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Furcht; Weibliches Geschlecht; Individuelle Autonomie; Moral value; Ethischer Wert; Reward; Belohnung; Likert-Skala; Faktorenanalyse; Geschlechterstereotyp; Ausland; Korrelation; Reliabilität; Angst; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Gefühlsstörung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Ehe; Türkei
Abstract	Cinderella syndrome is a concept which is used to define woman who fear from being independent. Women with Cinderella syndrome are in the need of men's refuge and protection. The syndrome is like a psychological dependence for women and in this dependence, the situation of being patient and moral is important for being rescued by a man as a reward. In the syndrome women expect a man to come and take control of their own lives so that they can live happily. The aim of the study developing a scale into Turkish culture to determine the level of Cinderella Syndrome in females. The Cinderella Syndrome Scale is a 5-point Likert Type scale which includes 25 items. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was conducted to define construct validity and three factors were determined, called "sexist attitude", "escape from responsibility" and "quitting career". According to EFA, three factors describe 54,69 % of the variance. Results of EFA were validated by confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The Cronbach's alpha was found as 0.94 for the total scale. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Journal of Psychology and Educational Studies. Sakarya University, Faculty of Education, Department of Educational Sciences, Sakarya, Turkey. e-mail: ijpesjournal@gmail.com; Web site: https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/pes
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01