Rezaei Behdani S, Ghazanfari A, Ahmadi R.
(2025). Validation of the Persian Version of the Social Motivation Scale for People with Physical-Mobility Disabilities. Rooyesh. 14(5), 231-240.
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1- Department of Psychology, ShK.C., Islamic Azad University, Sharekord, Iran.
2- Department of Psychology, ShK.C., Islamic Azad University, Sharekord, Iran. , ahmadghazanfari1964@iau.ac.ir
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The present study was conducted to validate the social motivation scale in people with physical-motor disabilities. The research method was descriptive-correlational, a validation type. The population included people with physical-motor disabilities in Yazd in 2024. 226 people were selected as a sample using the convenience sampling method. The research tools included the Social Motivation Scale (SMS, Phillips et al., 2021), the Social Competence Questionnaire (SCQ, Parandin, 2006), and the Loneliness Scale (LS, Dehshiri et al., 2008). Confirmatory factor analysis methods were used to analyze the data. The results of confirmatory factor analysis supported the 5-factor structure of the scale. The convergent validity results showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between the social motivation scale and social competence (P<0.05). Also, the results of the divergent validity showed that there is a negative and significant relationship between the social motivation scale and feelings of loneliness (P<0.05). Also, the results of the reliability using the internal consistency method by calculating the Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the total score and its components, including social self-efficacy and outcome expectancy, emotional expression, social affiliation, arousal, and power/leadership, were obtained, respectively, equal to 0.86, 0.94, 0.87, 0.88, 0.89, and 0.82. According to the results of the study, it can be concluded that the social motivation scale has desirable validity and reliability in people with physical-mobility disabilities and can be used as a research tool in psychological and clinical studies.
Type of Article:
Research |
Subject:
Psychometric Received: 2025/06/4 | Accepted: 2025/06/18 | ePublished: 2025/08/1