Development of the Uskudar Self-Consciousness Scale and Examination of its Psychometric Properties in the Context of Skepticism and Narcissism

Background Self-consciousness means focusing on one’s own actions, knowing oneself, and is also a sign of increasing psychological problems in our age. Because a person’s lack of consciousness of their inner world, inconsistencies in their behaviors in the face of events, and the accompanying decrease in emotional literacy can disrupt the person’s integrity within themselves and within society. Skepticism and increasing narcissism can cause these situations, as well as being the root causes of lack of self-consciousness. Methods This study aimed to develop a valid and reliable dimensional Uskudar Self-Consciousness Scale (USSCS) that includes two perspectives by focusing on skepticism and narcissism, and to examine its psychometric properties. Data were collected from 1119 participants across Turkey. Results As a result of the study, the Uskudar Self-Consciousness Scale consisted of two independent scales: Uskudar Skepticism Scale (USSES) and Uskudar Narcissism Scale (USNAS). The first scale, USSES, consisted of 20 items and 4 dimensions, and the structure explained 52.92% of the total variance. Cronbach Alpha internal consistency reliability coefficient was found to be .89 in the total scale. The second scale, USNAS, consisted of 25 items and 5 factors. The total variance explained was 52.75%. Cronbach Alpha internal consistency was found to be .90. As a result of the modeling studies of both scales, the scale structures were confirmed, and the goodness of fit values ​​were within the acceptable range. Conclusions According to the first results obtained in the study; (a) Young generations are more skeptical and their narcissism is high, (b) Skepticism and narcissism increase as the level of education increases, (c) In the 1119-person Turkey sample, skeptical affect and narcissism were found to be at a low level. As a result, the emergence of a valid, reliable and dimensional self-consciousness self-assessment scale that includes skepticism and narcissism and its introduction to the literature has emerged as the original aspect of this study.