Crosscultural adaptation of health measures sciencedirect. Crosscultural adaptation, reliability, validity, and. Young yun kims assimilation theory of crosscultural adaptation maintains that human transformation takes only one path, assimilative. The purpose of the present paper was to describe, for the first time, the translation, adaptation, and psychometric evaluation of the polish version of the crosscultural competence inventory. Crosscultural adaptation crosscultural adaptation is defined as the process of a person adapting to distinct cultural environments when encountering culture shock abroad. The terms adaptation and translation are distinct, and the former has been used most often because it includes all the processes concerning the cultural.
Acculturation entails the acquisition of the new cultural patterns and practices in wideranging areas including the learning of a new language, thereby bringing about a development of cognitive complexity, or. Crosscultural adaptation experiences of international. Crosscultural adaptation of the drugtaking confidence. Nowadays more attention is being given to standardizing the outcome measures for improving treatment methods for chronic low back pain clbp. Pdf the current study explored a wholenetwork approach to measure the impact of institutional completeness at an individuallevel with. The selfconstuals and direct coping were the strongest predictors of stress for east asian students. Guidelines for the process of crosscultural adaptation of self. Intercultural and crosscultural communication research. Item response theory and its applications to patientreported outcomes measurement. Crosscultural management according to nancy adler 2008, she gives a good definition of cross cultural management. Learn about the customs and habits of the new country. Reflecting multidisciplinary and multisocietal approaches, this collection presents 14 theoretical or researchbased essays dealing with crosscultural adaptation of individuals who are born and raised in one culture and find themselves in need of modifying their customary life patterns in a foreign culture.
Table 1 shows a suggested sequence of the crosscultural adaptation process. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the sourthern management association. Societies free fulltext a crosscultural adaptation of the. The gujarati translation of the tampa scale of kinesiophobia tsk in patients with clbp has. Kim argues that all human beings experience conformity as they move into a new and culturally unfamiliar environment and that they do so by unlearning who they were originally. However, there is still a lack of standardized, valid and reliable instruments to assess crosscultural competences among healthcare professionals.
Translation, crosscultural adaptation and psychometric testing. This course includes a copy of my ebook how to manage culturally diverse work teams. The assumption that is sometimes made is that this process will ensure retention of psychometric properties such as validity and reliability at an item andor a scale level. This book examines the crosscultural adaptation experiences of international scholars working at shanghais top public research universities. Following the defined process, we developed a comprehensible german version of the startthe startg. An integrative theory kim, 1988, addresses these and related issues of crosscultural adaptation. Cambridge core social and cultural anthropology crosscultural psychology by john w. However, to protect the psychometric properties of this tool, crosscultural adaptation is necessary 4,5. Neck pain is a major health problem resulting in major. Download free cross cultural and intercultural communication book in pdf and epub free download. This chapter introduces the concepts of culturally aware systems cawas, a new family of adaptive systems that try to adapt learning contents and pedagogical.
An integrative theory of communication and crosscultural adaptation. During the pretests only for item 5 some patients hesitated while answering. The physician orders for lifesustaining treatment polst paradigm is considered one of the most important strategies to respect patients values at the end of life in the united states. This free, easyaccess, and fastapplication instrument may be a useful. The process of adaptive change involves the deculturation of some of the original cultural habits and the acculturation of. An integrative theory of communication and crosscultural adaptation current communication. Insights into new media use by international students. One of the motivations behind this work has been a keen recognition that the field of crosscultural adaptation continues to be in need of interdisciplinary. Brazilianportuguese version of the resident questionnaire. The relatively stressfree ethnic communication experiences this allows strangers to delay or avoid. The aim of this study was to translate the neck disability index ndi into the simplifiedchinese language and to evaluate the reliability, validity, and responsiveness of the new questionnaire. Therefore, the present study aimed to translate, culturally adapt and validate a celiac disease quality of life cdqol questionnaire and apply it to a representative number. This includes additional exercises, tools, templates and guidance for you to develop your learning plan to keep building your skills in crosscultural leadership. Sage books the structure of crosscultural adaptation dois.
Crosscultural adaptation of pictorial images in the free. Crosscultural adaptation of the physician orders for life. Guidelines for the process of crosscultural adaptation of selfreport measures. Caligiuri 2000 organized crosscultural adaptation as the new behaviors, regulations, and roles of people. This studys objective was to develop a crosscultural adaptation of the eightitem version of the drugtaking confidence questionnaire dtcq8 for all drugs except alcohol and to verify its content validity and. German translation and crosscultural adaptation of the. Confirmatory factor analysis showed acceptable models and identified two independent factors according to the relationship between components and numeracy for both gp and he data. Building on the essential nature of the process of crosscultural adaptation depicted in chapter 4, we now turn to. Cross cultural adaptation unfolds over time in a process that entails two interrelated subprocesses, acculturation and deculturation. It comprehensively assesses the organisational culture of chinese universities on the basis of indepth interviews. Translation, crosscultural adaptation and analysis of the psychometric properties of the lower disabil rehabil, 2016. Cultural shock and adaptation article pdf available in journal of counseling and development. The first stage is to assess if there is the same relationship between the questionnaire and underlying concept in both the original and target setting 2, 3.
Crosscultural adaptation theory by tristan goodwin on prezi. This workbook, culture matters, is a map to guide you through your crosscultural experience and also a way for you to record your thoughts and feelings as you live and work in your host country. In the end, cross cultural adaptation is a journey that compels us to make choices and to be accountable for the outcomes. Then, the translated versions are tested on the target population to. Cross culture adaptation conclusionrecommendations. Predicting roles of linguistic confidence, integrative.
The processes the basics of crosscultural adaptation theory the stressadaptationgrowth dynamic when we experience stress from being in an unfamiliar cultural environment we gain the ability to communicate in accordance with the norms and practices of the host culture and. While they do not have to accept or adapt to all the customs or practices in a wholesale fashion, some interaction adaptations and changes are needed in order to. Translation and crosscultural adaptation of the hypertension. The factor structure of the crosscultural adaptability inventory was examined via a confirmatory factor analytic cfa approach. The process of crosscultural adaptation tries to produce equivalency between source and target based on content. Cultural, multicultural, crosscultural, intercultural. Crosscultural adaptation, validation, and reliability. Selfconstruals, coping, and stress in crosscultural. Cross culture adaptation young yun kims theory of cross cultural adaptationhookes law 24. Some reflections about culture and qualitative methods. A validation study of the crosscultural adaptability inventory. Translation, crosscultural adaptation and psychometric. Translation, adaptation and validation of instruments or scales for use in cross. The moderating role of social support article pdf available in international journal of intercultural relations 59.
A moderators proposal susan fries abstract this article is an attempt to cover some of the issues of terminology, philosophy and politics at the point where language teaching and culture meet and sometimes collide. The curriculum has been carefully designed by an experienced mentor. This book, as well as its predecessor, communication and crosscultural adaptation. Thus, we aimed to validate and crossculturally adapt the translated persian version of the modified odq for persianspeaking population in gauging treatment outcome for low back pain. Use with multinational corporations, expatriates, studyabroad, predeparture training, immigrants, diversity programs, university classes on crosscultural issues. Newcomers learn to make adjustments in their original cultural habits and are able to attain a level of efficacy in the new environment.
Our purpose is to study how language proficiency and crosscultural adaptation affect ethnically diverse teams in their crosscultural communication competence. To translate, crossculturally adapt and validate the numeric pain rating scale nprs and the global rating of change scale grcs into hausa language. Language proficiency and crosscultural adaptation as part. Cross cultural adaptation refers to the process of internal change in individuals so as to be able to function in an unfamiliar culture. Addressing these and related issues, the author presents a comprehensive theory, or a big picture,of the crosscultural adaptation phenomenon. The fcsrtir is a clinicianadministered verbal memory exercise. Cross cultural leadership training strategic manager. This is brought to you for free and open access by the conferences at new prairie press. Programs that are connected to cross cultural adaptation theory meet one or more of the following criteria. Journal of evaluation in clinical practice april 2011, 17 2, pg. Crosscultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation.
A validation study of the crosscultural adaptability. Crosscultural adaptation oxford research encyclopedia. Testretest reliability and item relevance in swedish 70yearolds. Adaptation to ones social environment occurs through communication 3. A number of theories explaining crosscultural adjustment issues although. Crosscultural adaptation theory presentation duration. The crosscultural adaptation of polst entailed several methodological considerations, which may be informative for international researchers who may also consider bringing polst to their. The tool under validation showed good crosscultural adaptation and internal consistency, with cronbachs. First, a crosscultural translation and adaptation of the resident questionnaire. Recommendations for the crosscultural adaptation of the. Those who have successfully crossed cultural boundaries are likely to be those who choose to adapt and to be changed by that choice. You are not lessened by the cultural adaptation process. An integrative theory of communication and crosscultural.
This article attempts to offer a response, from a general perspective, to the question of how culture reveals itself in the application of qualitative research methods in intercultural. Crosscultural adaptation and psychometric assessment of a. Sociocultural adaptation was measured using an adapted 29item sociocultural adaptation scale scas developed and refined by ward and kennedy 1999 based on the compilation of data across a large number of sojourner samples, including sixteen crosssectional samples, four longitudinal samples and one paired comparison between sojourning and. It is intended for english teachers who have not had much contact with. Barnett pearce and kyungwha kang the adjustment of sojourners adrian furnham psychological acculturation of immigrants john w. Crosscultural adaptation and validation of the newest. Based on a total of 653 male and female subjects from diverse cultural and occupational backgrounds. The data was collected through six interviews of team members working in a product development project in a multinational company. The manifestations of the disease and the obligatory lifelong gluten free diet gfd are associated with the impairment of patients quality of life. Describes the process of crosscultural adaptation explains the structure of this process. Crosscultural adaptation unfolds over time in a process that entails two interrelated subprocesses, acculturation and deculturation. It contains a variety of exercises, as well as stories and quotations from volunteers who have served before you, from experts on crosscultural training. Cultural adaptation is a natural process your worth as a person, your strength, your stamina, and your flexibility are not in question. In addition it is important to assess that items within the instrument are equally relevant and acceptable in the.
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