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

Cilt: 3 Sayı: 2 31 Ağustos 2025
  • Yubaraj Adhikari *
  • Bhava Poudyal
  • Sister Lorraine Garasu
  • Bordger Bakere
  • Cindy Lambert
  • Jill Stockwell
  • Omar Rasheed
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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

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Destekleyen Kurum

ICRC’s Ethics Review Board for Research

Etik Beyan

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

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Modelleme , Ölçme Eşdeğerliliği , Test Standarizasyonu ve Norm Geliştirme

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yazarlar

Bhava Poudyal Bu kişi benim
Jordan

Sister Lorraine Garasu Bu kişi benim
Papua New Guinea

Bordger Bakere Bu kişi benim
Papua New Guinea

Cindy Lambert Bu kişi benim
Papua New Guinea

Jill Stockwell Bu kişi benim
Australia

Omar Rasheed Bu kişi benim
Switzerland

Erken Görünüm Tarihi

31 Ağustos 2025

Yayımlanma Tarihi

31 Ağustos 2025

Gönderilme Tarihi

12 Şubat 2025

Kabul Tarihi

9 Temmuz 2025

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2025 Cilt: 3 Sayı: 2

Kaynak Göster

APA
Adhikari, Y., Poudyal, B., Garasu, S. L., Bakere, B., Lambert, C., Stockwell, J., & Rasheed, O. (2025). Preliminary Study on Translation, Cultural Adaptation and Validation of DASS-21 and Dysfunctional Scale (DS) in Tok Pisin Language of Bougainville. Journal of Psychometric Research, 3(2), 60-72. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16994360

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