Cited by 364Health Education and ValidationPsychometric Methodologies and TestingHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life

The DOI matches its Crossref record.

Cross Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Validation of Research Instruments: a Methodological Review

Arafat, SM, Chowdhury, Hafizur, Qusar, MMA, Hafez, MA·2016·Journal of Behavioral Health

DOI 10.5455/jbh.20160615121755

Open this paper in CoChat — free account

Abstract

Background: Psychometrics has a very important role and with the increase in the number of cross cultural research projects, there is need to adapt the scales to measure the health status. Objective: It was aimed to describe the validation process comprehensively based on recent practices and to overview a practical guideline of validation study. Method: Search was done in PubMed, PubMed Central & Google Scholar with searching key words ranging date from January 2000 to December 2015. Finally 78 articles were selected for review and through methodological review was done in accordance with the review objectives. Result: Review revealed that cultural adaptation followed similar steps with few variations. There was huge variation in study design, sampling technique & sample size. Cronbach’s alpha & test-retest reliability was mostly used form of reliability with variations in assessment of validity. Exploratory Factor Analysis was used more for statistical analysis & followed similar criteria with few variations. Conclusion: Cross cultural measurement of health outcomes is really an important and challenging issue that needs elaborative guideline to take appropriate steps to solve problems.

Integrity signals

Registry

Crossref · 10.5455/jbh.20160615121755

Cites

Statistics

Recomputing p-values needs the paper’s full text.

Claims the paper makes

This paper’s full text isn’t openly available, so its claims and self-check weren’t run. The registry and citation checks still apply.

Claims other papers make about this one

Each is checked against this paper’s own text: does it say what the citing paper says it does?

Still being checked.

Sorted by citations

Items 301–364 of 364

AUTOCONSCIÊNCIA E PROCESSOS DE ADOECIMENTO OCUPACIONAL: ESTRESSE, ANSIEDADE, DEPRESSÃO E BURNOUT
COSTA, M. P. S. D. (2024) · doi:10.17771/pucrio.acad.66532
Cross-cultural adaptation: South African Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Knowledge Questionnaire
Manas, L., Chivese, T., Coetzee, A., Conradie, M., & Morris, L. D. (2024) · South African Family Practice · doi:10.4102/safp.v66i1.5826
Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Validation of the Quality of Life Index Among Hausa-Speaking People With Spinal Cord Injury in Northwest Nigeria
Kaka, B., Sulaiman, S. K., Bello, B., Mohammad, A. H., Bello, U. M., Salihu, D., Chutiyami, M., & Fatoye, F. (2024) · Journal of Nursing Measurement · doi:10.1891/jnm-2024-0008
Nursing Principles Practice Basic Competencies Scale – Turkish Adaptation Study
Uysal, N., Türkmen, E., Orak, N. Ş., & Demirdağ, H. (2024) · Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences · doi:10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1413843
Cross-cultural adaptation: South African Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Knowledge Questionnaire
Manas, L., Chivese, T., Coetzee, A., Conradie, M., & Morris, L. D. (2025) · South African Family Practice · doi:10.4102/safp.v67i1.5826
The socio-cultural adaptation of the Turkish version of the 10-item Duke Social Support Index (DSSI-10)
Gökmen, Y., & Baskıcı, Ç. (2025) · Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment · doi:10.1080/10911359.2025.2467837
Conducting Multi-nation Research
Martos, T., Rosta‐Filep, O., León, G. A., Orbán, K., & Kanth, D. B. (2025) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/9781009345774.003
Reliability and validity of the Arabic version of cluster headache impact questionnaire in both active episodic and chronic cluster headache
Hussein, M., Nada, M., Hassan, A., Abdelghaffar, M., ALI, M. I., Elmazny, A. N., & Magdy, R. (2025) · The Journal of Headache and Pain · doi:10.1186/s10194-025-01991-8
Validation and cross-cultural adaptation of a nursing competency assessment tool: A comparative study between UK, Portugal and Romania
Renghea, A., Cuevas‐Budhart, M. Á., Hernández-Iglesias, S., Crespo-Cañizares, A., Carrión, C. G., & García-Madrid, M. G. D. P. (2025) · Teaching and learning in nursing · doi:10.1016/j.teln.2025.04.011
Yaratıcı Problem Çözmede Üstbiliş Ölçeğinin Türkçeye Uyarlanması
Kurtuluş, M. A. (2025) · Yaşadıkça Eğitim · doi:10.33308/26674874.2025392891
Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Sinhala version of SarQoL® for assessing quality of life in older women with sarcopenia
Rathnayake, N., Abeygunasekara, T., Liyanage, G., Subasinghe, S., Zoysa, W. D., Palangasinghe, D. R., & Lekamwasam, S. (2025) · BMC Geriatrics · doi:10.1186/s12877-025-06137-8
Türkiye Örnekleminde Yüz Eşleştirme: Kent Yüz Eşleştirme Testinin Uyarlanması ve Psikometrik Özelliklerinin İncelenmesi
Amado, S., Durmuş, B., Yüvrük, E., & Kapucu, A. (2024) · Nesne Psikoloji Dergisi · doi:10.7816/nesne-12-31-03
Psychometric properties of the Persian version of the training needs assessment for critical care nurses
Jalali, A., Zendeh, M. B., Sharifi, A., Naghibzadeh, A., Moradi, L., Karimi, J., Taghvostani, N. M., & Moradi, K. (2025) · BMC Medical Education · doi:10.1186/s12909-025-07657-y
Validation of Subjective and Objective Decisional Trees to prescribe exercise using the pace tool in outpatient older adults
Ruiz, F., Kergoat, M., Andriamampionona, F., Brodeur, C., Beauchet, O., Tannou, T., Buckinx, F., & Aubertin‐Leheudre, M. (2025) · European Geriatric Medicine · doi:10.1007/s41999-025-01305-w
Turkish Validation and Reliability Study of the 'HANDOFF-CEX' Patient Handover Scale
Tosun, B., Berşe, S., Dіrgar, E., Ünal, N., & Tosun, N. (2025) · Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi · doi:10.34087/cbusbed.1574256
Transcultural Validity of Trauma Measurement Instruments in the Middle East : A Psychometric Analysis
Rahmadi, M. A., Nasution, H., Mawar, L., & Sihombing, N. (2025) · Medical Laboratory Journal · doi:10.57213/caloryjournal.v3i3.794
Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Adaptation of the Feeling Safe During Surgery Scale
Çakır, H., Yeniğün, S. C., & Taylan, S. (2025) · Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing · doi:10.1016/j.jopan.2025.05.017
Physical Fatigue Assessment, Linguistic Adaptation, and Validation of Fatigue Severity Scale among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Population
M.Murugan, M. P. A., Jeyaraman, R. K., & Kumar, N. S. (2025) · Journal of Chiropractic Medicine · doi:10.1016/j.jcm.2025.09.028
The Predictive Validity of the Danger Assessment for Immigrant Women (DA-I)
Messing, J., Lin, H.-F., Wachter, K., Cardenas, I., Suarez, C., Mathis, C. M., Njie-Carr, V. P. S., Sabri, B., & Campbell, J. (2025) · Violence against Women · doi:10.1177/10778012251391128
Adaptation and Psychometric Properties of the Greek Version of the Trait Meta-Mood Scale
Polyzopoulou, Z. A., Malegiannaki, A.-C., Tsagkaridis, K., & Zygouris, S. (2025) · SAGE Open · doi:10.1177/21582440251378070
FACTOR STRUCTURE OF UKRAINIAN HITT-Q: CONFIRMATORY ANALYSIS AND CONSTRUCT VALIDITY
Stanislavska, T., & Milutina, K. (2025) · KELM (Knowledge Education Law Management) · doi:10.51647/kelm.2025.5.9
Cultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the quality of life for children with autism spectrum disorder scale
Chezan, L. C., Liu, J., Costescu, C. A., & Roșan, A. (2025) · Advances in Autism · doi:10.1108/aia-06-2025-0065
Additional file 2 of Psychometric properties of the kidney disease quality of life-36 (KDQOL-36) in Ethiopian patients undergoing hemodialysis
Gebrie, M. H., Asfaw, H. M., Bilchut, W. H., Lindgren, H., & Wettergren, L. (2022) · Figshare · doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.19159110
Additional file 1 of Cross-cultural adaptation, reliability and validity tests of the Chinese version of the Profile Fitness Mapping neck questionnaire
Qi, L., Chang, R., & Zhang, E. (2023) · Figshare · doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.22614595
The Montreal Cognitive Assessment in Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Systematic ReviewPreprint
de la Colina, A. N., Paytan, D. B., Mejía, A. D., Orihuea, G. L. S., Mapelli, E. M., Salazar, L., Montesinos, R., & Custodio, N. (2024) · Research Square · doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-3919583/v1
Additional file 2 of Cross-cultural adaptation, reliability and validity tests of the Chinese version of the Profile Fitness Mapping neck questionnaire
Qi, L., Chang, R., & Zhang, E. (2023) · Figshare · doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.22614598
Additional file 1 of Psychometric properties of the kidney disease quality of life-36 (KDQOL-36) in Ethiopian patients undergoing hemodialysis
Gebrie, M. H., Asfaw, H. M., Bilchut, W. H., Lindgren, H., & Wettergren, L. (2022) · Figshare · doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.19159107
Validity And Reliability Of The Perceived Kidney Disease Self Management Scale Among Indonesian Hemodialysis Patients
Adref, F. A. F., SAID, S. E., & Amir, M. (2024) · Jurnal Ilmiah Kesehatan Diagnosis · doi:10.35892/jikd.v19i1.1805
Reliability and Validity of the Chinese Version of the Undergraduate Research Student Self-Assessment Among Chinese Medical Undergraduates
Xu, S., Chen, L., Tan, Y., Yan, Y., & Wu, D. C. (2026) · Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development · doi:10.1177/23821205261416307
Psychometric properties of the Persian version of the intra-hospital transport safety scale in intensive care
Sharifi, A., Jalali, A., Moradi, K., Moradi, L., Karimi, J., Babaei, K., & Moradi, K. (2026) · SAGE Open Medicine · doi:10.1177/20503121261416822
Psychometric validation and cultural adaptation of executive functioning scale in Malaysian University students
Yin, H., & Amran, M. S. (2026) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0341453
Les fonctions exécutives chez les enfants Marocains. : Adaptation d’outils d’évaluation neuropsychologiques et étude des effets sociodémographiques et culturels.
Er-Rafiqi, M. (2020) · doi:10.70675/98044e86za219z45c9zb512z10dcf70778b0
Evaluations des fonctions cognitives chez les patients schizophrènes au Liban
Haddad, C. E. (2021) · theses.fr (ABES) · doi:10.70675/6af47febzcc09z4f07z98cbze38e8dfb1537
Kulturowa adaptacja narzędzi badawczych w pedagogice -
Maciejewska, M. (2026) · Forum Oświatowe · doi:10.34862/fo.2025.2.5
Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Arabic version of the Malocclusion Impact Scale for Early Childhood (MIS-EC/Ar)
El-Motayam, A. K., Fathalla, R., Abdel-Latif, M. S., El-Baraky, I. A., & Gadallah, L. K. (2026) · BDJ Open · doi:10.1038/s41405-026-00411-6
Psychometric Validation of Engineering Students' Attitudes Toward Practical Work: A Four-Factor Measurement Model
Balogun, A. B., & Ayegbusi, O. A. (2026) · International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science · doi:10.47772/ijriss.2026.100400021
Validation of the Exercise Health Belief Model Scale (EHBMS) Among Indonesian Students
Soetomo, F. S., & Murti, H. A. S. (2026) · Jurnal Psikologi · doi:10.14710/jp.25.1.123-138
Arabic Translation, Cultural Adaptation, and Validation of the Body Dysmorphic Disorder Questionnaire-Esthetic Surgery for Rhinoplasty Patients
AlEnazi, A. S., Fadhil, L. K. A., Alharbi, M. A., & Al-Rayes, S. (2026) · Saudi Journal of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery · doi:10.4103/sjoh.sjoh_72_25
Adaptation of the Psychosocial Support Scale to Turkish: Validity and Reliability Study
Hüseyin Zahid, K. A. R. A., YILDIZ, H., Solmaz, U., & Atalay, Z. (2026) · Psikiyatride Guncel Yaklasimlar - Current Approaches in Psychiatry · doi:10.18863/pgy.1826727
Faith tourism in Turkey: place attachment, quality of life, and length of residency: a two-tiered model testing approach
KADIRHAN, G., Çavuş, A., & Uysal, M. (2026) · Current Issues in Tourism · doi:10.1080/13683500.2026.2669629
Measuring agentic capacity: cross-cultural validation of the adolescent girls agency scale (AGAS)
Oulo, B., Thomas, M., & Sidle, A. A. (2026) · Humanities and Social Sciences Communications · doi:10.1057/s41599-026-07459-7
Quality of life assessment in residents with severe cognitive impairment: psychometric validation of the French translated QUALID scale
Corbineau, C., Etchegoyen, C., Lloyd, S., Baudron, C. R., Fossaert, R., Coelho, J., Salles, N., & Chanteclair, A. (2026) · Geriatric Nursing · doi:10.1016/j.gerinurse.2026.104092
Cross-cultural adaptation and validation in French of the cold intolerance symptom severity (CISS) questionnaire and potential work exposure scale (PWES) in patients with hand pathologies
Michel, K., Vuistiner, P., Burrus, C., Lüthi, F., & Bertrand, L. (2026) · Hand surgery & rehabilitation · doi:10.1016/j.hansur.2026.102687
Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric validation study of health instruments in Bangla: protocol for a systematic review of adherence to international standards
Noor, I. N., Islam, N., Alam, S., Rahman, Z. S., Rakib, M. M. N. A., Deepa, S. S., Parag, D. D. D., & Rahman, M. M. (2026) · BMJ Open · doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2026-117849
The Well-Being of an Underrepresented Population: A Study on Female Freshmen from a Society That Is Emerging from Strict Patriarchalism
Pilotti, M., Alaoui, K. E., Bojulaia, M., Abdelsalam, H., & Wahid, I. S. (2026) · IntechOpen eBooks · doi:10.5772/intechopen.1016460
Cross-cultural validation of the sports performance questionnaire in Chinese adolescent football players: a confirmatory factor analysis study
Shuai, Y., Kuan, G., Kueh, Y. C., Wang, S. W., & Sun, Y. (2026) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1837560
A systematic review of the cross-cultural translation and adaptation of adaptive behaviour measures
McCabe, E., O’Donald, F., & Calia, C. (2026) · International Journal of Developmental Disabilities · doi:10.1080/20473869.2026.2690625
Examining dual-factor mental health: a confirmatory factor analysis among senior secondary students in Islamic boarding schools
Aziz, R., Wahyuni, E. N., Wargadinata, W., Maksum, A., Mangestuti, R., & Maimunah, I. (2026) · International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education (IJERE) · doi:10.11591/ijere.v15i4.39833
Critical insights on the application of the theory of planned behaviour to food handlers' food safety practices
Prates, C. B., Luning, P. A., Zanin, L. M., Cunha, D. T. D. [., & Stedefeldt, E. (2026) · Food Research International · doi:10.1016/j.foodres.2026.120353
Psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the Preschool Eating, Lifestyle, and Sleeping Attitudes (PRELSA) scale
Edanur, T. A. R., & BOLACALI, M. (2026) · BMC Pediatrics · doi:10.1186/s12887-026-07532-9
Psychometric properties of the Rowland Universal Dementia Assessment Scale – Peruvian Version among Indigenous Amazonian communities
Carbajal, A. B., Sánchez-Boluarte, A., Nolasco, M., & Diaz, M. M. (2026) · npj Dementia · doi:10.1038/s44400-026-00104-9
Perceived coping and healing among Chinese emerging-adult users: The shaping role of AI emotional companion agents
Zhang, W., & Xie, G. (2026) · Acta Psychologica · doi:10.1016/j.actpsy.2026.107628
Psychometric properties of the Child and Adolescent Scale of Participation-French version: an exploratory study in children with Acquired Brain Injury
Chambéron, M., Câmara‐Costa, H., Catale, C., Kerrouche, B., Touré, H., Pineau, E., Mariller, A., Benkhaled, O., Kieffer, V., Beauchamp, M. H., et al. (2026) · Disability and Rehabilitation · doi:10.1080/09638288.2026.2716915
Assessing library service quality through LibQUAL+ instrument: a systematic review
Medhi, S., Hazarika, T., & Kalita, D. (2026) · Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication · doi:10.1108/gkmc-10-2025-0745
Portuguese Version of the MISSCARE Survey-Patient: A Cross-Cultural Validation Study
Cruchinho, P. J. M., Teixeira, G. M., Lucas, P. R. M. B., Gaspar, F. S., & López-Franco, M. D. (2026) · Nursing Reports · doi:10.3390/nursrep16090312
The Precariat Scale (PRESC): a psychometric tool for assessing precarity across mental, occupational, and sociocultural dimensions
Keser, A., ŞAHİN, M., & Gökmen, Y. (2026) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1808999
Assessing the impact of Vulvodynia on quality of life: translation and validation of the Vulvodynia Experience Questionnaire in Italian women
Romeo, S., Coldebella, D., Longhini, J., Goldstein, A. T., Danielis, M., & Veronese, M. (2026) · European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology · doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2026.115439
Data From the File Drawer: Bridging the Data Gap About Female First-Year Learners’ Performance and Psychological Well-Being in a Bilingual Context
Pilotti, M., Bojulaia, M., Waked, A., & El-Moussa, O. J. (2026) · Journal of Open Psychology Data · doi:10.5334/jopd.141
The Beck Hopelessness Scale: Psychometric properties in a sample of Iranian medical students with suicidal ideation
Oskouei, A. H., Sardarzehi, R., Zia-Tohidi, A., Zarchi, M. S. Z., & Shams, J. (2026) · Acta Psychologica · doi:10.1016/j.actpsy.2026.107874
Development of flood fear scale and investigation of psychometric properties
Torpuş, K., & CENGİZ, S. (2026) · Safety Science · doi:10.1016/j.ssci.2026.107504
Psychometric Properties of the Parental Lying Scenarios Scale (PLSS): Test–Retest Reliability, Validity, and Factor Structure
Lucieer, I. C., Lucassen, N., Slob, E. A. W., Weeland, J., & Kok, R. (2026) · Social Development · doi:10.1111/sode.70103
Translation and cultural adaptation of the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire for use in Pakistan
Gowani, A., Norris, C., Low, G., Ajani, K., Noor, A., & Hoben, M. (2026) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0360245
A Critical Evaluation of Karma Yoga Scales Through a Systematic Literature Review
Rana, A., Gupta, V., Garg, N., & Sharad, S. (2026) · Journal of Human Values · doi:10.1177/09716858261489914
Attitude Toward Persons With Mental Illness in Bangladesh: Scale Validation and Status Assessment
Arafat, S. M. Y., Hossain, S., Islam, M. K., Huq, M., Mouri, F. K., Ahmed, S., Khan, S. T., Mali, B., & Hossain, M. S. (2026) · Public Health Challenges · doi:10.1002/puh2.70432
Self-citation

Authors: Arafat, S., Chowdhury, H., Qusar, M., & Hafez, M.
ORCID: Arafat, SM
Qusar, MMA
Venue: Journal of Behavioral Health
Publisher: ScopeMed
Published: 2016
Volume: 5
Issue: 3
Pages: 129
ISSN: 2146-8346 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.5455/jbh.20160615121755
OpenAlex: W2461994724
Cited by: 356
References: 0
Citations by year: 2026: 37 · 2025: 53 · 2024: 56 · 2023: 67 · 2022: 46 · 2021: 39 · 2020: 27 · 2019: 17 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 6
FWCI: 44.19
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Journal of Behavioral Health (publishedVersion)
Topics: Health Sciences › Nursing › Research and Theory › Health Education and Validation
Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
Keywords: cross-cultural adaptation, psychometric validation, health status measurement, scale adaptation, reliability statistics, validity, exploratory factor analysis, Cronbach's alpha, test-retest reliability, health outcome measurement

About these checks

Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.

Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.

Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.

What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›

Are you an author, or do you see a problem with this page? Request a review

Cross Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Validation of Research Instruments: a Methodological Review

Abstract

Overview

Integrity signals

Verification

Claims the paper makes

Claims other papers make about this one

Citations

Cites

Cited by

Related

Metadata

Record

About these checks