Posttraumatic growth measures: translation and adaptation of three self-report instruments to Brazilian Portuguese

Authors

  • Thiago Loreto Garcia da Silva Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul; Centre of Studies and Research in Traumatic Stress
  • Júlia Candia Donat Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul; Centre of Studies and Research in Traumatic Stress
  • Gustavo Gauer Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
  • Christian Haag Kristensen Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul; Centre of Studies and Research in Traumatic Stress

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/0101-60830000000083

Abstract

Background Posttraumatic growth is one of the most commonly used concepts to evaluate positive changes after trauma. The principal scales used internationally to evaluate this phenomenon have not yet a Brazilian Portuguese version. Objectives This study aimed to translate and adapt to the Brazilian context the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI), the Core Beliefs Inventory (CBI), and the Event Related Rumination Inventory (ERRI). Methods The procedures included translation, back translation, expert committee’s evaluation, and pilot testing in the target population. Results All items of all three instruments had a good content validity index after evaluation by four experts and three reformulations. The back translation of the final version also demonstrated that all Brazilian Portuguese versions convey the same meaning as the original English version. The final version was pilot tested with 30 undergraduate students, and all the items were above the cut-off point. Discussion This study was able to produce Brazilian versions of the PTGI, CBI, and ERRI. Further studies are underway to determine the reliability, factorial validity, and convergent validity of the subscales of the instruments.

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Published

2016-06-01

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How to Cite

Posttraumatic growth measures: translation and adaptation of three self-report instruments to Brazilian Portuguese . (2016). Archives of Clinical Psychiatry, 43(3), 47-50. https://doi.org/10.1590/0101-60830000000083