04401nam a22005415i 4500 978-981-97-2215-0 DE-He213 20251030112304.0 cr nn 008mamaa 240608s2024 si | s |||| 0|eng d 9789819722150 978-981-97-2215-0 10.1007/978-981-97-2215-0 doi HM1001-1281 JMH bicssc PSY031000 bisacsh JMH thema Kanth, D. Barani. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 78468 Measuring Couples and Family Dynamics in India [electronic resource] : Cultural Adaptations and Validations / by D. Barani Kanth, J. Indumathy, S. Kadhiravan, G. Nagasubramaniyan, P. Padma Sri Lekha. 1st ed. 2024. Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2024. XXIII, 152 p. 42 illus., 6 illus. in color. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Introduction -- Chapter 1: Conceptual Introduction to Cultural Adaptations and Validation of Measurement Instruments -- Section I: Measurements in Couple relationships -- Chapter 2: Communication Patterns Questionnaire -- Chapter 3: Dyadic Coping Inventory -- Chapter 4: Interpersonal Emotion Regulation Questionnaire -- Chapter 5: Relationship Assessment Scale -- Section II: Measurements in Family Dynamics -- Chapter 6: Attachment Style Questionnaire -- Chapter 7: Alabama Parenting Questionnaire -- Chapter 8: Family Connectedness Scale -- Chapter 9: Revised Family Communication Patterns Instrument -- Chapter 10: Self-disclosure Index -- Section III: Measurement in Premarital Romantic and Sexual Relationships -- Chapter 11: Romantic Inclination Scale -- Chapter 12: Peer Influence on Romantic Relationships -- Chapter 13: Media Influence on Romantic Relationships -- Chapter 14: Sexual attitudes scale -- Chapter 15: Interpersonal Attraction Scale -- Section IV: Measurement Related to Interpersonal Relationship Functioning -- Chapter 16 -- Network of Relationship Inventory -- Chapter 17: Rejection Sensitivity Inventory -- Chapter 18: Individualism-Collectivism Scale -- Conclusion. This book provides a cross-cultural validation for 18 important questionnaires widely used in family research in India. It addresses the issue of cross-cultural validity by presenting analytical procedures and evidences for the validity of these scales in the Indian cultural context. Additionally, it offers valuable methods and procedures involved in the translation, adaptation and cross-cultural validation of scales in family research. The book also discusses essential nuances in data analysis, including Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), Measurement Invariance (MI), and constructs validity while developing and validating scales used in social science research. It is an ideal companion for any researcher or practitioner looking for scales validated in the Indian cultural context in family psychology. It is also suitable for students interested in learning the practical aspects of psychometric methods and the validation of scales. Social psychology. 59087 Ethnopsychology. 71279 Social Psychology. 59087 Cross-Cultural Psychology. 71281 Indumathy, J. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 78469 Kadhiravan, S. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 78470 Nagasubramaniyan, G. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 78471 Sri Lekha, P. Padma. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 78472 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9789819722143 Printed edition: 9789819722167 Printed edition: 9789819722174 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-2215-0 ZDB-2-BSP ZDB-2-SXBP 60618 60618