Adaptation of the Non-Attachment Scale (NAS-7) and its associations with hope, social connectedness, and life satisfaction
Yusuf Akyıl, Azmi Çağlar, Beste Erdinç · 2025
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Yusuf Akyıl, Azmi Çağlar, and Beste Erdinç wrote a 2025 study adapting a short measure of non-attachment into Turkish. Non-attachment, rooted in Buddhist thought, means meeting experiences without clinging to passing thoughts or conditions. The seven-item scale had no Turkish version, leaving local research without a tool.
In the first study, 404 people answered the scale. Factor analysis confirmed its structure, and item analysis showed strong discrimination and high internal consistency. A gender fairness check, however, was not supported. In the second study, 417 people let the team link the trait to well-being. Non-attachment predicted life satisfaction directly. It also worked indirectly: hope and social connectedness carried part of its effect. The validated scale fills a measurement gap for Turkish psychology.
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| CREATOR | Yusuf Akyıl, Azmi Çağlar, Beste Erdinç |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 36 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |