Translation practices in cross-cultural social research and guidelines for the most popular approach: back-translation
| dc.contributor.author | Kowal, Marta | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-10-25T06:30:02Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-10-25T06:30:02Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024-09-05 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1898-6773 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11089/53516 | |
| dc.description.abstract | In recent years, there has been a notable increase in the number of cross-cultural research, marking a positive shift from the predominantly WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic) scientific focus. Most people are not WEIRD, and thus, such a trend is widely appraised. However, cross-cultural research bears many risks, one of which is a language barrier. Conducting studies in various populations that communicate in different languages results in the need to translate the study materials. A proper translation is essential for ensuring the validity and reliability of the data. This study aims to discuss translational practices in cross-cultural research, based on the analysis of studies published between 2017 and 2021 in two respected in cross-cultural social research journals (i.e., Cross-Cultural Research and Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology). The results revealed that one fifth of the analyzed studies lacked crucial information regarding translation procedures. Among the studies that did report on translation methods, back-translation was the most popular approach, with nearly half of the studies utilizing this technique. The recommendations for cross-cultural researchers are outlined, with an emphasis on the sufficient description of the samples, including their nationality and used language. In addition, guidelines for the back-translation are reiterated: 1) forward and 2) back translation, 3) versions’ comparison, 4) pilot study, and 5) revision of the final version. | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego | pl |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Anthropological Review;3 | en |
| dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 | |
| dc.subject | forward-back translation | en |
| dc.subject | brislin | en |
| dc.subject | research methods | en |
| dc.subject | linguistic recommendations | en |
| dc.title | Translation practices in cross-cultural social research and guidelines for the most popular approach: back-translation | en |
| dc.type | Article | |
| dc.page.number | 19-32 | |
| dc.contributor.authorAffiliation | IDN Being Human Lab – Institute of Psychology, University of Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland | en |
| dc.identifier.eissn | 2083-4594 | |
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| dc.contributor.authorEmail | marta7kowal@gmail.com | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.18778/1898-6773.87.3.02 | |
| dc.relation.volume | 87 |
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