Cultural Considerations in Assessing Family Dynamics: Hindi Adaptation of Parent-Child Relationship, Loneliness and Dissatisfaction, Conflict Behavior Measure

• DOI: 10.4103/ijsp.ijsp_230_23
• Publication Date: 2025-03-07T10:00:33Z
• Authors: Rajni Sharma; Krishan Kumar; Jaivinder Yadav; Lokesh Saini; Divyansh Sharma; Muskaan Saxena; Aryan Saxena; Vikas Suri; Nitin Gupta
• Keywords: Dynamics

Abstract Background: Hindi translation and cross-language validation of the parent version parent–child relationship, Loneliness Dissatisfaction Questionnaire, Conflict Behavior Questionnaire (CBQ) would expedite generating data from India. The present study aimed to translate forms original English Parent–Child Relationship (PCRQ-P), LSDQ-P, CBQ-P into evaluate its psychometric properties. Methods: adaptation PCRQ, LSDQ, CBQ were done following World Health Organization guidelines. Parents children 10–18 years age, either government or private schools Chandigarh, whose parents gave consent, enrolled through snowball convenient random sampling technique. Results: Psychometric properties adapted versions all three scales confirm that content items has not been changed grossly also easy understand for participants. variant these provides adequate in terms cross-cultural language concordance, internal consistency, test–retest reliability. ICC value both was ≥0.88, α ≥0.92. For observation ≥0.88 ≥0.83. Conclusion: split-half reliability, reliability are good excellent. Thus, PCRQ-P, CBQ-Pas translated this is a reliable valid instrument.