Psychometric properties of the Persian version of gullibility scale

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Department of Psychology and Education of Children with Special Needs, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran .

2 P.H.D Student of Psychology and Education of Children with Special Needs, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran

3 Department of Psychology of Children with Special Needs, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.

Abstract

For this purpose, the present study was formed with the aim of building and standardizing the gullibility personality questionnaire. the present study was of standardization and validation type, which was carried out in 1401 solar year in Isfahan city. The research tool included a 35-question gullibility scale,that had 35 Two questions were removed from it due to their contradiction with iranian culture The statistical population included all students who were studying in the university of Isfahan and Isfahan university of medical sciences in the 1400-1401 academic year the findings indicated the identification of four dimensions of persuasiveness, shyness, credulity and trust. The split-half coefficient for the first half of the data (17 questions) was equal to 0.795 and for the second half of the data (16 questions) was equal to 0.760 and, the correlation between the two halves was 0.702. These findings indicate the internal consistency reliability coefficient for the gullibility scale. After determining the dimensions of the scale, cronbach's alpha was 0.95 for the whole test, 0.90 for the persuasiveness subscale, 0.89 for the trust subscale, 0.79 for the credulity subscale, and 0.75 for the shyness subscale.

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Journal of Applied Psychological Research

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Available Online from 08 April 2024

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