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  • Psychological measurement
  • Cross-cultural psychology
  • Open science practices

Background:

  • Scientific replication relies on consistent measurement, but cross-cultural research often faces challenges with scale equivalence.
  • Traditional translation methods have not fully resolved the issue of psychological constructs differing across languages.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose that insufficient information about psychological measures contributes to low scale equivalence.
  • To explore the creation and utility of measure-specific translation guides developed by original scale creators.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual exploration of the need for measure-specific translation guides.
  • Discussion of the content, feasibility, and implementation of such guides.
  • Development of an example guide and test case for the Primals Inventory.

Main Results:

  • Low scale equivalence may stem from a lack of detailed measure information, not just translation issues.
  • Measure-specific guides, developed by original scale builders, are proposed as a solution.
  • Increased transparency in measurement translation can enhance scale equivalence.

Conclusions:

  • Translators and cross-cultural psychologists may require support from original measure creators to achieve true scale equivalence.
  • Implementing measure-specific translation guides aligns with open science principles and can improve the reliability of cross-cultural psychological research.