Reliability and Validity of a Spanish Version of the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory

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ID12385708
AutoresTzipi Weiss (Long Island University, autor correspondente), Roni Berger (0000-0001-7757-2216, Adelphi University)
Ano2006
Volume16
Fascículo2
Páginas191-199
Data de publicação2006-01-26
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoResearch on Social Work Practice (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1049-7315 • E-ISSN: 1552-7581
EditoraSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1049731505281374
OpenAlexW1976080908
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas31
Referências citadas45

Objectives. This study was designed to adapt and validate a Spanish translation of the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) for the assessment of positive life changes following the stressful experiences of immigration. Method. A cross-cultural equivalence model was used to pursue semantic, content, conceptual, and technical equivalence. Translation teams and back translations were employed for semantic and content equivalence. Conceptual and technical equivalence were assessed through field-testing the reliability and factor structure of the translated PTGI in a sample of 100 Latina immigrants. Results. The translated version was highly reliable. Factor analysis failed to replicate the original five factors but the three factors identified were consistent with the conceptual underpinnings of the PTGI and another translated version. Conclusions. Semantic, content, conceptual, and technical equivalence of the Spanish version of the PTGI were supported and thus its valid use for research and practice with the study population

Equivalence (formal languages · Linguistics · Population · Posttraumatic growth · Reliability (semiconductor · Semantic equivalence · Sociology · Clinical Psychology · Computer Science · Demography · Migration, Health and Trauma · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Psychology · Artificial Intelligence