Turkish Adaptation of the Juhnke–Balkin Life Balance Inventory

ABSTRACT

This study investigated the factor structure of the Juhnke–Balkin Life Balance Inventory (JBLI) with a sample of 429 Turkish participants. Confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the validated 10-factor model of JBLI did not fit the Turkish data. Therefore, a parallel analysis and an exploratory factor analysis were used to create the JBLI Turkish form.

KEYWORDS:

• Life balance
• exploratory factor analysis
• parallel analysis
• instrument adaptation

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Mehmet Akif Karaman

Mehmet Akif Karaman was an assistant professor at the Department of Counseling at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley when this article was written, and is now at the Kilis 7 Aralik University. He has practiced in psychiatric hospitals, community mental health agencies, school districts, and non-profit organizations. His research interests include achievement motivation, instrument development, cross-cultural studies, and counseling children and adolescents.

Richard S. Balkin

Richard S. Balkin was a Professor and Doctoral Program Coordinator at the University of Louisville when this article was written, and is now at the University of Mississippi. Dr. Balkin is the editor for the Journal of Counseling and Development and past president for the Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling. His primary research interests include counseling outcomes, counseling adolescents, and research methods.

Gerald A. Juhnke

Gerald A. Juhnke is the Associate Dean for Administration in the Graduate School at the University of Texas at San Antonio. He is a Professor and the founding Doctoral Program Director in UTSA's Department of Counseling and an ACA Fellow.