Clinic for Neurology and Psychiatry for Children and Youth.
Lagos State University College of Medicine Ikeja.
J Res Adolesc. 2016 Dec;26(4):687-695. doi: 10.1111/jora.12218. Epub 2015 Aug 4.
This study evaluated the cross-cultural measurement invariance of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory version 4.0 (PedsQL) among adolescents sampled from Bulgaria, Croatia, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, Serbia, and Turkey. The multiple-indicator multiple-cause (MIMIC) model was used, which allowed controlling of demographic variables (i.e., age, gender, and socioeconomic status). Significant effects of country on scores within the PedsQL domains were observed, with up to 17 items showing differential item functioning (DIF) across the countries. We did not find support for cross-cultural measurement invariance hypotheses for scores on the PedsQL adolescent self-report in this study. Researchers should use caution in making cross-cultural quality of life comparisons while using the PedsQL.
本研究评估了从保加利亚、克罗地亚、印度、印度尼西亚、尼日利亚、塞尔维亚和土耳其抽取的青少年样本中，儿少生活质量量表第四版（PedsQL）的跨文化测量不变性。采用多指标多原因（MIMIC）模型，控制人口统计学变量（即年龄、性别和社会经济地位）。在 PedsQL 各领域的评分中观察到国家的显著影响，多达 17 个项目在各国之间表现出不同的项目功能（DIF）。在本研究中，我们没有发现 PedsQL 青少年自我报告评分的跨文化测量不变性假设的支持。在使用 PedsQL 进行跨文化生活质量比较时，研究人员应谨慎行事。
