A scale to measure the self-confidence of rural youth to work in farming

Abstract

The scale development process is widely accepted and used as a quantitative tool to measure constructs in behavioural research. In present paper, the study was conducted to develop and standardize the reliable and valid scale to measure self-working confidence of rural youth to work in farming. Appropriate statistical methods “scale product method’ was used, which combines Thruston techniques. Twenty-eight statements were constructed for judgment; a panel of 50 judges was requested to assign the scores for each statement based on five-point continuums. Based on the scale (median) and Q values ten statements were finally selected to measure self-working confidence of rural youth to work in farming. Reliability (spilt-half technique) and validity was worked out after the construction of scale, indicating higher reliability and validity of the scale. Looking to the value of reliability and validity of the scale it is advised to use/apply this scale for further research.