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Cross‐Cultural Measurement Invariance of Adolescent Self‐Report on the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory ™ 4.0

2015; Wiley; Volume: 26; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/jora.12218

1532-7795

Dejan Stevanović, Olayinka Atilola, Panos Vostanis, Yatan Pal Singh Balhara, Mohamad Avicenna, Hasan Kandemır, Rajna Knez, Tomislav Franić, Petar Petrov, João Marôco, Zorica Terzić-Šupić, Zahra Bagheri,

Family Support in Illness

This study evaluated the cross-cultural measurement invariance of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory version 4.0 (PedsQL™) among adolescents sampled from Bulgaria, Croatia, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, Serbia, and Turkey. The multiple-indicator multiple-cause (MIMIC) model was used, which allowed controlling of demographic variables (i.e., age, gender, and socioeconomic status). Significant effects of country on scores within the PedsQL™ domains were observed, with up to 17 items showing differential item functioning (DIF) across the countries. We did not find support for cross-cultural measurement invariance hypotheses for scores on the PedsQL™ adolescent self-report in this study. Researchers should use caution in making cross-cultural quality of life comparisons while using the PedsQL.