Women’s Psychological Empowerment Scale: A Scale Development Study

The issue of women empowerment is an increasingly important issue. Women’s empowerment encompasses many social, economic, cultural, political, legal and psychological dimensions. Psychological power is a field that has the potential to affect all other power fields. The aim of this study is to develop a valid and reliable Turkish measurement tool to measure psychological empowerment in women. The measurement tool developed is aimed to determine the psychological strength of women or the areas in which power is needed to be increased. This research is a scale
development study conducted in a scanning model. The study groups of the research consist of 1010 women aged between 18-53. As a result of the analysis, a structure consisting of 4 sub-dimensions (Strength / Advocacy, Self-esteem, Approach to Education, Restriction) and 34 items emerged. High scores from the scale indicate that the woman has a high perception of psychological power. The scale developed as a result of the analysis is considered to be a valid and reliable measurement tool and can be used in future studies.