Ön Çalışma: Bougainville Tok Pisin Dilinde DASS-21 ve Disfonksiyon Ölçeği (DS) İçin Çeviri, Kültürel Uyum ve Geçerlilik Çalışması

Year 2025, Volume: 3 Issue: 2, 60 - 72, 31.08.2025

Yubaraj Adhikari , Bhava Poudyal Sister Lorraine Garasu Bordger Bakere Cindy Lambert Jill Stockwell Omar Rasheed

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16994360

Abstract

Bu çalışma, Depresyon, Anksiyete ve Stres Ölçeği’nin (DASS-21) ve Disfonksiyon Ölçeği’nin (DS) Bougainville Tok Pisin (TP) dilindeki güvenilirlik ve geçerliliğini değerlendirmek amacıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışma sürecinde çeviri, geri çeviri, uzman değerlendirmesi, öğrencilerle pilot uygulama (N = 77) ve doğrulayıcı faktör analizi (DFA) adımları izlenmiştir. DASS-21’in stres alt boyutu DFA sonuçlarında yeterli güvenilirlik ve geçerlilik göstermediğinden analiz dışı bırakılmış ve bu alan için DASS-14 modelinin kullanılması önerilmiştir. İki faktörlü Depresyon-Anksiyete Ölçeği (DAS-14) modeli ve tek faktörlü DS modeli güvenilirlik ve geçerlilik açısından tatmin edici bulunmuştur. Anksiyete, depresyon ve disfonksiyon için Cronbach Alfa (α) katsayıları sırasıyla ,74, ,82 ve ,73; DAS-14 için McDonald Omega (ω) değerleri anksiyete için ,74 ve depresyon için ,81 olarak belirlenmiştir. DS için McDonald’s Omega değeri ,72’dir. DAS-14 modeli için uyum indeksleri CFI = 0,90, TLI = 0,88, SMRs = 0,08, RMSEA = 0,07 ve RMR = 0,06 olarak bulunmuş ve modelin makul uyum gösterdiği belirlenmiştir. DS modeli için ise TLI = 0,91, CFI = 0,94, SMRs = 0,06, RMR = 0,09 ve RMSEA = 0,07 değerleri elde edilmiş ve bu da iyi bir uyuma işaret etmektedir. Yakınsak ve ayrışan geçerlilik analizleri, DAS-14 (TP) ve DS ölçeklerinin geçerliliğini desteklemiştir.

Keywords

DASS-21 , Dysfunction Scale (DS) , CFA , Tok Pisin , Bougainville

Ethical Statement

Bu çalışma için etik komite onayı ICRC Araştırmalar İçin Etik Kurulundan (Tarih: 26 Ağustos 2024, Sayı: 1024) alınmıştır.

Preliminary Study on Translation, Cultural Adaptation and Validation of DASS-21 and Dysfunctional Scale (DS) in Tok Pisin Language of Bougainville

Abstract

This study assessed reliability and validity of the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21) and Dysfunction Scale (DS) in the Tok Pisin (TP) language of Bougainville. The process followed translation, back translation, expert review, pilot testing with students (N = 77), and conducting CFA. The sub-scale for Stress of DASS-21 did not show reliability and validity in the CFA and was omitted for the analysis for the stress domain, a DASS-14 is suggested. The two-factor measurement model of the Depression Anxiety Scale (DAS-14) and a single-factor model for DS have demonstrated reliability and validity. Cronbach’s Alpha (α) for anxiety, depression, and dysfunction were .74, .82, and .73 respectively. McDonald’s Omega (ω) reliability score for anxiety and depression components of DAS-14 were .74 and .81 respectively. For DS, McDonald’s Omega (ω) reliability score was .72. For DAS-14, model fit indices for CFI = 0.90, TLI = 0.88, SMRs = 0.08, RMSEA = 0.07, and RMR = 0.06 indicating reasonable fit. For DS model fit indices were TLI = 0.91, and CFI = 0.94, and values of SMRs =0.06, RMR = 0.09, and RMSEA = 0.07 were measured which indicated a good fit. Convergent and discriminant validity scores showed appropriate to validate DAS-14 (TP) and DS

Keywords

DASS-21 , Dysfunction Scale (DS) , CFA , Tok Pisin , Bougainville

Ethical Statement

Ethics committee approval was received for this study from the ethics committee of ICRC’s Ethical Board for Research (Date: August 26, 2024, Number: 1024).

Supporting Institution

ICRC’s Ethics Review Board for Research

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