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Psychometric properties of the self‐control schedule: Thai version
Author(s) -
Boonpongmanee Chayanin,
Zauszniewski Jaclene A.,
Boonpongmanee Somprak
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
research in nursing and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1098-240X
pISSN - 0160-6891
DOI - 10.1002/nur.10058
Subject(s) - confirmatory factor analysis , equivalence (formal languages) , psychology , clinical psychology , construct validity , reliability (semiconductor) , internal consistency , psychometrics , content validity , schedule , structural equation modeling , statistics , computer science , mathematics , power (physics) , physics , discrete mathematics , quantum mechanics , operating system
Abstract The psychometric properties of the Thai version of the Self‐Control Schedule (SCS), a measure of learned resourcefulness, were examined. Data were collected from 77 pregnant women who were HIV positive and 103 pregnant women who were HIV negative. Back‐translation was completed, and agreement between the two content experts as determined by the Content Validity Index was 86%. To assure the equivalence of the translated SCS, English and Thai versions were completed by 16 bilinguals, and the two versions were found to correlate highly ( r =.95; p <.01). Internal consistency reliability for the Thai version of the SCS was .81. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to establish construct validity. The results suggest that the Thai version of the SCS has promise for use with pregnant Thai women; however, modification of some items would improve its understandability and cross‐cultural applicability. Further psychometric testing in larger and more diverse samples is recommended. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Res Nurs Health 25:471–478, 2002.