Spanish Translation and Validation of the Psychosocial Strengths Inventory for Children and Adolescents (PSICA)

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Interpersonal Competence; Spanish; Translation; Psychometrics; Measures (Individuals); Pragmatics; Behavior Problems; Child Behavior; Questionnaires; Screening Tests; Test Validity; Readability

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Psychosocial competencies; such as prosocial behaviors, compliance with authority, attention regulation, independence, and emotional regulation; play a crucial role in child development. Higher levels of these competencies in childhood are linked to fewer behavior problems, while deficits in these competencies can predict future problem behaviors. However, there is a shortage of measures to assess these competencies, especially for Spanish-speaking populations. Given the growing number of Spanish-speaking children, it is essential to have reliable measures for assessment and intervention programs. This study translated and validated the Psychosocial Strengths Inventory for Children and Adolescents (PSICA) and its short form (PSICA-SF) for Spanish-speaking populations. The study examined the PSICA's/PSICA-SF's Spanish-translation psychometrics and pragmatics using archival data obtained via MTurk from Spanish-speaking (n = 189) and English-speaking (n = 650) samples of caregivers reporting on one of their children aged 2-7 years. With the former sample, the Spanish PSICA/PSICA-SF had adequate-to-excellent internal consistency ([omega]s and [alpha]s = 0.74-0.95), and with the exception of the PSICA's Compliance subscale, the PSICA/PSICA-SF demonstrated significant small-to-large correlations with relevant subscales of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), supporting convergent and concurrent criterion validity. Additionally, divergent validity was generally supported as linguistic-cultural acculturation did not substantially influence caregivers' responses on the PSICA-SF, and it only influenced caregivers' responses on the PSICA's Compliance subscale. Multi-group confirmatory factor analyses indicated that both the PSICA and PSICA-SF had acceptable configural, metric, and scalar invariance across languages. Additionally, readability analyses indicated that the Spanish PSICA and PSICA-SF were at a 7th-grade reading level. As hypothesized, these collective results supported the Spanish PSICA/PSICA-SF's assessed psychometrics and pragmatics, and highlight its potential utility in research and clinical settings, specifically with the underserved and growing Latine population. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]

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