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Tatiana Pontrelli Mecca1, Tally L Tafla1, Fernanda M B Bueno2
1Postgraduate Program in Developmental Disorders, Mackenzie Presbyterian University, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
International Journal of Developmental Disabilities
|July 10, 2024
Summary
The Adaptive Behavior Assessment System (ABAS-3) was successfully adapted to Brazilian Portuguese, ensuring its validity for assessing adaptive skills across diverse cultural contexts.
Area of Science:
- Psychometrics
- Cross-cultural Psychology
- Developmental Psychology
Background:
- Adaptive behavior assessment is crucial for understanding individual development.
- Cross-cultural factors significantly influence adaptive behavior.
- Existing instruments require cultural validation for diverse populations.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe the cross-cultural adaptation of the Adaptive Behavior Assessment System, third edition (ABAS-3), to Brazilian Portuguese.
- To ensure the instrument's conceptual, idiomatic, and semantic equivalence in the Brazilian context.
Main Methods:
- Translation and back-translation by independent experts.
- Synthesis of translations by a consensus panel.
- Expert review and content validity analysis by 33 health and education specialists.
- Evaluation of 1121 items across five ABAS-3 forms.
Main Results:
- 82 out of 1121 items (7.31%) required revision.
- High agreement among specialists was observed for most items.
- Good evidence of content validity and adaptation adequacy was established.
Conclusions:
- The cross-cultural adaptation of the ABAS-3 to Brazilian Portuguese was successful.
- The adapted instrument is suitable for assessing adaptive behavior in Brazil.
- This validated tool supports the evaluation of conceptual, social, and practical adaptive skills.
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