This paper illustrates the process we engaged in to translate and adapt a survey to examine life in an immigration detention center in Italy from the perspective of the migrants detained therein. The process consisted of: the forward translation of the original measure performed by four independent translators; a blind backward translation to identify misinterpretations or incorrect cross-cultural and contextual adaptations; a synthesis of all translations to obtain a semifinal version; the creation of an Expert Committee composed of scholars, practitioners, and migrants with experience of detention to assess equivalence and content validity; and, finally, pretesting with a group of 15 detained persons. Through this multi-step process we obtained a measure capable of grasping the context-specific meanings, needs and experiences that characterize life in detention. The challenges and benefits of a collaborative and ecological approach to measurement translation and adaption are discussed in the final section.

Examining life in detention: A process of survey translation and adaptation through an ecological and collaborative approach / Esposito, Francesca; DI NAPOLI, Immacolata; Ornelas, José; Briozzo, Erica; Arcidiacono, Caterina. - In: JOURNAL OF PREVENTION & INTERVENTION IN THE COMMUNITY. - ISSN 1085-2352. - (2021), pp. 1-15. [10.1080/10852352.2021.1918827]

Examining life in detention: A process of survey translation and adaptation through an ecological and collaborative approach

Immacolata Di Napoli;Caterina Arcidiacono
2021

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This paper illustrates the process we engaged in to translate and adapt a survey to examine life in an immigration detention center in Italy from the perspective of the migrants detained therein. The process consisted of: the forward translation of the original measure performed by four independent translators; a blind backward translation to identify misinterpretations or incorrect cross-cultural and contextual adaptations; a synthesis of all translations to obtain a semifinal version; the creation of an Expert Committee composed of scholars, practitioners, and migrants with experience of detention to assess equivalence and content validity; and, finally, pretesting with a group of 15 detained persons. Through this multi-step process we obtained a measure capable of grasping the context-specific meanings, needs and experiences that characterize life in detention. The challenges and benefits of a collaborative and ecological approach to measurement translation and adaption are discussed in the final section.
2021
Examining life in detention: A process of survey translation and adaptation through an ecological and collaborative approach / Esposito, Francesca; DI NAPOLI, Immacolata; Ornelas, José; Briozzo, Erica; Arcidiacono, Caterina. - In: JOURNAL OF PREVENTION & INTERVENTION IN THE COMMUNITY. - ISSN 1085-2352. - (2021), pp. 1-15. [10.1080/10852352.2021.1918827]
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