Rodríguez-Armendariz Ekaine, Petrolini Valentina, Martín-González Isabel, Juncal-Ruiz Maria, Vicente Agustín
Department of Linguistics and Basque Studies, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain.
Department of Psychiatry (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Unit), Sierrallana Hospital, Torrelavega, Spain.
Front Psychiatry. 2024 Oct 9;15:1443078. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1443078. eCollection 2024.
Individuals exhibit varying degrees of flexibility depending on different characteristics, conditions, and diagnoses. The Flexibility Scale is a comprehensive informant-report measure used to assess multiple aspects of flexibility in autistic and non-autistic children and youth, with an emphasis on cognitive aspects. This tool has not been adapted nor validated for use in Spain.
In this paper we aim to provide a culturally adapted and validated version of the Flexibility Scale for Spain. We detail the procedure followed by our research team to obtain a cultural adaptation of the scale for Spain, including forward and back translations, cognitive interviews, feedback from experts, and preliminary validation. Our participants in the validation process were 75 autistic and 39 typically developing children and adolescents between the ages of 6 and 17.
We reached a culturally adapted and preliminary validated version of the Flexibility Scale for Spain (Escala de Flexibilidad).
We make the scale available to researchers and practitioners working in Spain. This contributes to laying the groundwork for further testing and adaptations in Spanish-speaking countries and communities worldwide.
个体因其不同的特征、状况和诊断而表现出不同程度的灵活性。灵活性量表是一种全面的他人报告测量工具，用于评估自闭症和非自闭症儿童及青少年灵活性的多个方面，重点是认知方面。该工具尚未在西班牙进行改编或验证。
在本文中，我们旨在提供一个针对西班牙文化进行改编并验证的灵活性量表版本。我们详细介绍了研究团队为使该量表适应西班牙文化所遵循的程序，包括正向和反向翻译、认知访谈、专家反馈以及初步验证。参与验证过程的有75名自闭症儿童和39名6至17岁发育正常的儿童及青少年。
我们得出了一个针对西班牙文化进行改编并初步验证的灵活性量表版本（灵活性量表）。
我们将该量表提供给在西班牙工作的研究人员和从业者。这有助于为在全球讲西班牙语的国家和社区进行进一步测试和改编奠定基础。
