The psychometric properties of the Turkish version of Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory - Personality Questionnaire – Children (RST-PQ-C)

• Published in: Personality and individual differences Vol. 148; pp. 73 - 76
• Main Authors: Bahtiyar, Ibrahim, Corr, Philip J., Krupić, Dino
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2019; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Activation; Behavior; Children; Confirmatory factor analysis; Discriminant analysis; Elementary schools; Inhibition; Personality tests; Quantitative psychology; Questionnaires; Reinforcement; Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory; RST-PQ-C; School-aged children; Self report; Translation; Turkish language; Validation; Validity; Validation; School-aged children; RST-PQ-C; Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory
• ISSN: 0191-8869; 1873-3549
• DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2019.05.019

We report the results of a Turkish language translation of the Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory of Personality Questionnaire-Children (RST-PQ-C; Cooper, Stirling, Dawe, Pugnaghi, & Corr, 2017). Seven hundred and thirty-eight primary school students completed the Turkish version of the RST-PQ-C. Confirmatory factor analysis provided evidence for its structure and psychometric properties, confirming a three-factor structure: fight-flight-freeze system (FFFS), behavioural approach system (BAS) and behavioural inhibition system (BIS). Results showed that RST-PQ-C Turkish version is a valid and reliable self-report measure of revised Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory (r-RST). This study contributes to the validation of the RST-PQ-C and it is hoped will facilitate research within the framework of r-RST on children in Cyprus and Turkey. •Three-factor structure for the Turkish language translation of the RST-PQ-C was confirmed.•Adult and children populations differ in terms of relationships between BAS and BIS.•High BAS activity can be related to high BIS activity through the amount of frustrating problems encountered.