TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessing Linguistic and Cultural Equivalency of Two Chinese-Version Sexual Health Instruments Among Chinese Immigrant Youth
AU - Chen, Angela
AU - Morrison-Beedy, Dianne
AU - Han, Chong suk
N1 - Funding Information:
The study was supported by the American Nurses Foundation (FGS0034) to the first author. We have presented part of the results in the 41st WIN Annual Communicating Nursing Research Conference held in Garden Grove, California, during April 17–19, 2008. The authors wish to express their appreciation to adolescents who participated in the study; to the research assistant; and to Dr. Mary Gillmore, Dr. Michael Rice, Dr. Nancy Moore, and Dr. Victoria Grando for their valuable input on earlier versions of this article.
PY - 2010/6
Y1 - 2010/6
N2 - This study aimed to evaluate the linguistic and cultural equivalency of two Chinese-version instruments measuring sexual knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors among 10 bilingual and 2 monolingual Chinese immigrant youth aged 13-19 years. We used a rigorous design to translate, back-translate, and pilot test the instruments. Kappa coefficient, percentage agreement, and qualitative feedback from participants were used to examine reliability and validity of the instruments. Telephone interviews revealed that answer discrepancies in different language versions were due to external factors rather than lack of linguistic and cultural equivalency. This study offers preliminary evidence supporting the cultural and linguistic equivalence of two Chinese-version sexual scales.
AB - This study aimed to evaluate the linguistic and cultural equivalency of two Chinese-version instruments measuring sexual knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors among 10 bilingual and 2 monolingual Chinese immigrant youth aged 13-19 years. We used a rigorous design to translate, back-translate, and pilot test the instruments. Kappa coefficient, percentage agreement, and qualitative feedback from participants were used to examine reliability and validity of the instruments. Telephone interviews revealed that answer discrepancies in different language versions were due to external factors rather than lack of linguistic and cultural equivalency. This study offers preliminary evidence supporting the cultural and linguistic equivalence of two Chinese-version sexual scales.
KW - Adolescent
KW - Adolescent sexual health scale
KW - Chinese immigrant
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U2 - 10.1016/j.pedn.2009.01.004
DO - 10.1016/j.pedn.2009.01.004
M3 - Article
C2 - 20430280
AN - SCOPUS:77951208787
SN - 0882-5963
VL - 25
SP - 194
EP - 201
JO - Journal of Pediatric Nursing
JF - Journal of Pediatric Nursing
IS - 3
ER -