[Brazilian-Portuguese version of the Defense Style Questionnaire (DSQ-40) for defense mechanisms measure: a preliminary study].

Autor: Blaya C; Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre., Kipper L, Heldt E, Isolan L, Ceitlin LH, Bond M, Manfro GG
Jazyk: portugalština
Zdroj: Revista brasileira de psiquiatria (Sao Paulo, Brazil : 1999) [Braz J Psychiatry] 2004 Dec; Vol. 26 (4), pp. 255-8. Date of Electronic Publication: 2005 Feb 23.
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-44462004000400010
Abstrakt: Unlabelled: The aim of this study is to describe the translation and adaptation process of the Defense Style Questionnaire (DSQ-40) into Brazilian-Portuguese version. The instrument has also contended validation evaluation.
Methods: The first version of the scale was presented to five individuals with different schooling for language adaptation. Afterwards the instrument was presented to three experts that evaluated its content validation. The final version was back-translated and accepted by the original author.
Results: Vocabulary adjustments were needed in 9 items and language adaptation in 4 items in order to render the final DSQ-40 Brazilian-Portuguese version. The mean of experts' correlation to each defense was 89%, being 100% to mature, neurotic and immature factors.
Conclusion: The adaptation of DSQ-40 by different individuals and the group of experts enabled the necessary adjustment to the Brazilian socio-cultural reality.
Databáze: MEDLINE