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Translation and validation of body image instruments: Challenges, good practice guidelines, and reporting recommendations for test adaptation

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Swami, Viren, Barron, David·2019·Body Image
DOI 10.1016/j.bodyim.2018.08.014
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Abstract

Body image research has grown rapidly to include new cultural and linguistic populations, but this gives rise to a need for measurement instruments that are sensitive to local contextual variations while remaining equivalent across groups. Test adaptation, or the translation and validation of a source instrument for use in a new cultural group, is an important part of this process. Here, we offer an operational framework for conducting effective test adaptation. We cover good-practice guidelines for instrument translation and suggest effective strategies for achieving semantic equivalence of translated instruments. We also focus on measurement invariance and provide good-practice and reporting guidelines for conducting exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. Finally, we suggest good-practice guidelines for demonstrating that scores on translated measures have good reliability and validity. It is our hope that the availability of this article will assist body image scholars seeking to conduct robust test adaptations of existing measurement tools.

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Authors
Swami, V., & Barron, D.
Affiliations
Perdana University (MY)
Corresponding author
Swami, Viren
ORCID
Venue
Body Image
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2019-12
Volume
31
Pages
204-220
ISSN
1740-1445 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.bodyim.2018.08.014
OpenAlex
W2891657677
Cited by
454
References
300
Citations by year
2026: 51 · 2025: 103 · 2024: 64 · 2023: 66 · 2022: 63 · 2021: 60 · 2020: 31 · 2019: 13
FWCI
21.33
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • Body Image (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Anglia Ruskin Research Online (Anglia Ruskin University) (submittedVersion)
  • Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Research and Theory › Health Education and Validation
Keywords
test adaptation, instrument translation, cross-cultural adaptation, semantic equivalence, measurement invariance, factor analysis, reliability and validity, psychometric validation, good practice guidelines
MeSH terms
Body Image, Factor Analysis, Statistical, Humans, Psychometrics, Translating, Reproducibility of Results, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Validation Studies as Topic

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