Alhamami Munassir, Alduais Ahmed, Qasem Fawaz, Alasmari Muhammad
Department of English, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Human Sciences (Psychology), University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
J Multidiscip Healthc. 2024 Jul 9;17:3247-3264. doi: 10.2147/JMDH.S462462. eCollection 2024.
The Children's Communication Checklist-Second Edition (CCC-2) uniquely assesses overlooked communication elements such as pragmatics and context use, which are rarely addressed by conventional language assessments. This study focuses on the psychometric assessment of the CCC-2's Arabic version, tailored to evaluate communication challenges in Arabic-speaking children.
This study aims to validate the Arabic version of CCC-2 by testing its reliability and validity specifically for three higher-order constructs: Specific Language Impairment (SLI), Social Communication Disorder (SCD), and Impaired Behaviour within the Arabic-speaking population.
A total of 121 participants in Saudi Arabia, showcasing diverse age and gender distributions, participated in the validation process. The study employed a Reflective-Reflective Higher-Order Construct (R-R HOC) model using partial least squares-structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) to ensure content validity and cross-cultural adaptation of the translated items. Metrics such as Cronbach's alpha for reliability and Average Variance Extracted (AVE) for convergent validity were specifically examined.
The study confirmed the reliability and validity of the Arabic CCC-2, demonstrating robust psychometric properties, with Cronbach's alpha and AVE scores indicating satisfactory reliability and convergent validity across constructs. Structural model evaluation further supported the strong interrelations among the constructs of SLI, SCD, and Impaired Behaviour.
The results substantiate the Arabic CCC-2 as a reliable and valid tool for assessing communication challenges in Arabic-speaking children, particularly for diagnosing SLI, SCD, and Impaired Behaviour.
The validated Arabic CCC-2 has significant potential for application in clinical and educational settings and suggests directions for future research to explore its utility further in diverse clinical populations.
《儿童沟通检查表第二版》（CCC - 2）独特地评估了诸如语用学和情境运用等被忽视的沟通要素，而这些要素在传统语言评估中很少涉及。本研究聚焦于CCC - 2阿拉伯语版本的心理测量评估，旨在评估说阿拉伯语儿童的沟通挑战。
本研究旨在通过专门测试其对三个高阶结构的信度和效度来验证CCC - 2阿拉伯语版本，这三个高阶结构分别为：特定语言障碍（SLI）、社交沟通障碍（SCD）以及说阿拉伯语人群中的行为障碍。
沙特阿拉伯的121名参与者参与了验证过程，这些参与者年龄和性别分布多样。该研究采用了反射 - 反射高阶结构（R - R HOC）模型，运用偏最小二乘结构方程建模（PLS - SEM）来确保翻译项目的内容效度和跨文化适应性。具体考察了诸如用于信度的克朗巴哈系数和用于收敛效度的平均提取方差（AVE）等指标。
该研究证实了阿拉伯语CCC - 2的信度和效度，展示出强大的心理测量特性，克朗巴哈系数和AVE分数表明各结构的信度和收敛效度令人满意。结构模型评估进一步支持了SLI、SCD和行为障碍各结构之间的紧密相互关系。
结果证实阿拉伯语CCC - 2是评估说阿拉伯语儿童沟通挑战的可靠且有效的工具，尤其适用于诊断SLI、SCD和行为障碍。
经验证的阿拉伯语CCC - 2在临床和教育环境中有巨大的应用潜力，并为未来研究指明了方向，以便进一步探索其在不同临床人群中的效用。
