TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kanth,D.Barani
AU  - Indumathy,J.
AU  - Kadhiravan,S.
AU  - Nagasubramaniyan,G.
AU  - Sri Lekha,P.Padma
ED  - SpringerLink (Online service)
TI  - Measuring Couples and Family Dynamics in India: Cultural Adaptations and Validations 
SN  - 9789819722150
AV  - HM1001-1281 
PY  - 2024///
CY  - Singapore
PB  - Springer Nature Singapore, Imprint: Springer
KW  - Social psychology
KW  - Ethnopsychology
KW  - Social Psychology
KW  - Cross-Cultural Psychology
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-2215-0
ER  -