Episode 14 (2024)

Welcome to the 14^th episode of the AJSP Editors Podcast, brought to you by Yu Niiya, editor-in-chief of AJSP!

This episode focuses on the Special Topic Discussion. I had the pleasure to ask our Associate Editor, Dr. Vivian Lun, about the nuts and bolts of scale translations and the importance of scale validations in cross-cultural research. Scale translation and validation require more than just learning the steps. Vivian says it’s like learning how to dance!

Here below are some recommended references for scale translation and equivalence.

Boer, D., Hanke, K., & He, J. (2018). On detecting systematic measurement error in cross-cultural research: A review and critical reflection on equivalence and invariance tests. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 49(5), 713–734. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022022117749042

Fischer, R., & Karl, J. A. (2019). A primer to (cross-cultural) multi-group invariance testing possibilities in R. Frontiers in Psychology, 10, 1507. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01507 

The following book includes different chapters on the actual application of different techniques in cross-cultural research:

Matsumoto, D., & van de Vijver, F. J. R. (Eds.). (2010). Cross-Cultural Research Methods in Psychology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 

https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511779381

Enjoy listening and stay tuned!