Author ORCID Identifier
Quinn Hendershot: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5779-6957
Document Type
Data Set
Publication Date
2023
Keywords
translation, methodology, cross-cultural psychology, relationships, couples, relationship quality, Spanish, translation methodology
Department
Psychology
Abstract
Relationship research in the United States has focused primarily on White couples, with less focus placed on Latinx couples. Contributing to this problem is a lack of Spanish measures to assess relationship quality, functioning, and sentiment, creating a significant barrier to treatment and research participation for Spanish-speakers. We address this issue by improving the Spanish translations of five relationship measures that were previously translated but were not psychometrically equivalent to their original English versions (Author, 2015). We used sequential stages of item analysis, cognitive probing, and re-translation to improve the equivalence of these measures. This process resulted in updated versions of the translations and recommendations regarding the translation of assessment instruments. Developing valid Spanish measures of couple functioning will be critical in expanding research and interventions in Latinx populations.
Recommended Citation
Hendershot, Quinn MS; Aizaga, Karen PhD; Polo, Antonio J. PhD; Kirschen, Bryan PhD; and Johnson, Matthew D. PhD, "“‘From ‘El Grado de Felicidad’ to ‘Cuán Feliz Se Encuentra’: Improving Spanish Translations of Relationship Measures”" (2023). Psychology Student Scholarship. 1.
https://orb.binghamton.edu/psych_student/1
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