Adaptation and Validation of the Brazilian Version of the Hope Index

Autor/inn/en	Pacico, Juliana Cerentini; Zanon, Cristian; Bastianello, Micheline Roat; Reppold, Caroline Tozzi; Hutz, Claudio Simon
Titel	Adaptation and Validation of the Brazilian Version of the Hope Index
Quelle	In: International Journal of Testing, 13 (2013) 3, S.193-200 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1530-5058
DOI	10.1080/15305058.2012.664833
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Cognitive Tests; Content Validity; Test Validity; Test Construction; Undergraduate Students; Factor Analysis; Test Reliability; Cultural Differences; Brazil; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Kognitiver Fähigkeitstest; Testvalidität; Testaufbau; Faktorenanalyse; Testreliabilität; Kultureller Unterschied; Brasilien; USA
Abstract	The objective of this study was to adapt and gather validity evidence for a Brazilian sample version of the Hope Index and to verify if cultural differences would produce different results than those found in the United States. In this study, we present a set of analyses that together comprise a comprehensive validity argument for the use of a test in a new language or culture. Participants were 844 undergraduate Brazilian students (mean age 21.3 years). A content validity study suggested that new items could be added to the scale. Factor analyses extracted two factors replicating the original instrument structure. The internal consistency was adequate with and without the added items. The results illustrate how different validation procedures can be used to support the use of an adapted version of a test, suggesting that in Brazil, researchers may choose the original adapted version (16 items) or the more "emic" version (21 items) depending on the objectives of their study. The indication that the Hope Index is valid in a Brazilian sample strengthens the idea that this construct may be universal. The results also stress the importance of conducting content validity studies as part of a cross-cultural adaptation of a test. (Contains 1 table and 1 note.) (As Provided).
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