scholarly journals The Me and My School Questionnaire: Examining the cross-cultural validity of a children’s self-report mental health measure

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Kathryn Moffa ◽  
Rhea Wagle ◽  
Erin Dowdy ◽  
Olympia Palikara ◽  
Susana Castro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Cultural Validity ◽  
Health Measure ◽  
Mental Health Measure ◽  
The Cross

scholarly journals Equivalence of Paper and Computer Formats of a Child Self-Report Mental Health Measure

2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Praveetha Patalay ◽  
Jessica Deighton ◽  
Peter Fonagy ◽  
Miranda Wolpert
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Young People ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Equivalence Testing ◽  
Scale Level ◽  
Health Measures ◽  
Health Measure ◽  
Mental Health Measure ◽  
Item Level ◽  
Computer Based

Research examining the equivalence of paper and computer-based adult mental health measures has found mixed results, and this issue has not been explored for child self-report measures. Results from adult studies cannot be generalized to young people, especially taking into consideration research indicating that current generations are more comfortable disclosing sensitive information on computer-based media. This paper investigates the psychometric equivalence of the paper (N = 777) and computer (N = 777) formats of a child and adolescent self-report mental health measure, “Me and My School” (M&MS), completed by school pupils aged 8–14 years. Common practice in equivalence testing has been to use scale-level analysis and factor structure equivalence; the limitation being inability to assess format-based differences at the item-level. We conduct differential item functioning (DIF) analysis to assess whether item-response probability is different based on survey format. Results demonstrate that young people completing the M&MS on paper have lower scale-level overall scores. However, DIF analyses indicate that this difference is not explained by item-level probabilities. The results suggest that survey format equivalence testing of other widely used child and adolescent mental health measures may be necessary before data from different formats are directly compared or combined.

scholarly journals A Hybrid Method for the Cross-Cultural Adaptation of Self-Report Measures

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atul Kumar Goyal ◽  
Jaimanti Bakshi ◽  
Naresh K Panda ◽  
Rakesh Kapoor ◽  
Dharam Vir ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hybrid Method ◽  
Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Cross Cultural Adaptation ◽  
The Cross

The Cross-Cultural Validity of the Child Sexual Abuse Myth Scale: A Preliminary Investigation

2009 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven J. Collings ◽  
Lotten Lindblom ◽  
Sylvester N. Madu ◽  
Myung Sook Park
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Preliminary Investigation ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Validity ◽  
The Cross

scholarly journals Translation and Cross-cultural Validation of the English Young Adult Burn Outcome Questionnaire (YABOQ) in Spanish

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 640-646
Author(s):  
Keri J S Brady ◽  
Pengsheng Ni ◽  
Gabrielle G Grant ◽  
Catherine R Thorpe ◽  
Deborah Nadler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Young Adult ◽  
Differential Item Functioning ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Outcome Questionnaire ◽  
Cultural Validity ◽  
Spanish Speaking ◽  
Item Functioning ◽  
Burn Survivors ◽  
The Cross

Abstract The Young Adult Burn Outcome Questionnaire (YABOQ) is a validated, English-language patient-reported outcome assessment of young adults’ recovery from burn injury across 15 scale domains. We evaluated the cross-cultural validity of a newly developed Spanish version of the YABOQ. Secondary data from English- and Spanish-speaking burn survivors (17 to 30 years of age) were obtained from the Multicenter Benchmarking Study. We conducted classic psychometric analyses and evaluated the measurement equivalence of the English and Spanish YABOQs in logistic and ordinal logistic regression differential item functioning analyses. All multi-item scales in the Spanish YABOQ demonstrated adequate reliability except the Pain and Itch scales. One item in the Perceived Appearance scale showed differential item functioning across English- and Spanish-speaking burn survivors, but the observed differential item functioning had no clinically significant impact on scale-level Perceived Appearance scores. Our findings support the cross-cultural validity of the YABOQ Physical Function, Perceived Appearance, Sexual Function, Emotion, Family Function, Family Concern, Satisfaction with Symptom Relief, Satisfaction with Role, Work Reintegration and Religion scales among English- and Spanish-speaking young adult burn survivors. This work supports the use of these English and Spanish YABOQ scales to assess the effect of therapeutic interventions on young adults’ burn outcomes in pooled analyses and to assess disparities in young adults’ burn outcomes across language groups.

CROSS-CULTURAL VALIDITY OF A MODEL OF SELF-WORTH: APPLICATION TO FINNISH CHILDREN

2000 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heta-Maria Miller
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Self Report ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cultural Validity ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
The Social ◽  
Self Worth ◽  
Social Support Scale ◽  
Theory Research

This study investigated the cross-cultural validity of Harter's (1985, 1986a, 1986b, 1987b, 1987c) measures and model of self-worth in Finnish children. A total of 306 Finnish elementary school students participated in the study. Principal components analyses supported the original factor structures of Harter's (1985, 1986a) self-report questionnaires, the Self-Perception Profile for Children and the Social Support Scale for Children. Consistent with Harter's (1986b, 1987b, 1987c) model of the determinants of self-worth, multiple regression analysis indicated that both the competence-importance discrepancy and perceived social support explained the variability in self-worth. Implications of these findings for theory, research, and practice are discussed.

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