Disentangling the Effects of Culture and Language on Measurement Noninvariance in Cross-Cultural Research: The Culture, Comprehension, and Translation Bias (CCT) Procedure.
Comparability of measurement across different cultural groups is an essential prerequisite for any cross-cultural assessment. However, cross-cultural measurement invariance is rarely achieved and detecting the source of noninvariance is often challenging. In particular, when different language versi...
| Published in: | Psychological Assessment Vol. 33; no. 5; pp. 375 - 385 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=161848560&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 161848560 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 10403590 POL jtl: Psychological Assessment issn: 10403590 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: May2021 vid: 33 iid: 5 pid: 34 pub: American Psychological Association artinfo: ui: 161848560 10.1037/pas0000989 ppf: 375 ppct: 10 formats: tig: atl: Disentangling the Effects of Culture and Language on Measurement Noninvariance in Cross-Cultural Research: The Culture, Comprehension, and Translation Bias (CCT) Procedure. aug: au: Bader, Martina Jobst, Lisa J. Zettler, Ingo Hilbig, Benjamin E. Moshagen, Morten affil: Institute of Psychology and Education, Ulm University Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen Cognitive Psychology, University of Koblenz-Landau su: Native language Translating & interpreting Culture Cross-cultural differences Computer adaptive testing Multiple comparisons (Statistics) English language Reading intervention sug: subj: Native language Translating & interpreting Culture Cross-cultural differences Translation and Interpretation Services Computer adaptive testing Multiple comparisons (Statistics) English language Reading intervention keyword: CCT procedure cross-cultural assessment dark factor item bias measurement invariance CCT procedure cross-cultural assessment dark factor item bias measurement invariance ab: Comparability of measurement across different cultural groups is an essential prerequisite for any cross-cultural assessment. However, cross-cultural measurement invariance is rarely achieved and detecting the source of noninvariance is often challenging. In particular, when different language versions of a measure are administered to different cultural groups, noninvariance on certain items may originate either from translation inconsistencies (translation bias) or from actual differences between cultural groups (culture bias). If, on the other hand, a measure is administered in a common language version (e.g., English), item noninvariance may also result from comprehension issues of nonnative speakers (comprehension bias). Here, we outline a procedure suitable for dissociating these sources of item noninvariance, termed the culture, comprehension, and translation bias (CCT) procedure. The CCT procedure is based on a between-subjects design comparing samples from two different cultures who complete a measure in either the same or a different language version. We demonstrate in a simulation study and illustrate in an empirical example with actual cross-cultural data how performing multiple pairwise comparisons across (a) groups differing in culture but not in language, (b) groups differing in language but not in culture, and (c) groups differing in both culture and language allows to pinpoint the source of item noninvariance with high specificity. The CCT procedure thus provides a valuable tool for improving cross-cultural assessment through directing the process of item translation and cultural adaptation. Public Significance Statement: We outline a procedure that allows disentangling potential sources of measurement noninvariance in cross-cultural assessment. By performing multiple pairwise comparisons across groups differing in culture, language, or a combination thereof, the effects on the measurement of cultural differences, translation inconsistencies, or comprehension issues due to completing a version of a measure in one's nonnative language can be assessed. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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