Development and Validation of Organizational Socialization Scale

The purpose of this study is to develop a valid and reliable scale for determining teachers' organizational socialization levels. The study group consists of 814 teachers working in primary and secondary schools in Malatya. In the items' development process, firstly the literature review was carried out and the scale items were prepared based on the literature review. Then, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted to evaluate the construct validity of the scale. The internal consistency of the scale was assessed by calculating Cronbach's α for each subscale. Exploratory factor analysis revealed that 24 items loaded on five factors, with factor loadings that ranged from .46 to .84. Confirmatory analysis results clearly indicated that the five-factor model was a good fit for the data. The results showed that Cronbach’s α coefficients ranged from .84 to .91, indicating high internal consistency. The findings obtained as a result of the validity and reliability studies suggest that the scale developed can be used as a valid and reliable instrument in determining teachers' organizational socialization levels