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Translation, Adaptation, Cross Language Validation And Psychometric Properties Of Drug-Related Locus Of Control Scale (Drloc)

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  • SAMIA YASMEEN

    (Department of Psychology, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan)

  • DR. NEELAM EHSAN

    (Department of Clinical Psychology, Shifa Tameer e Millat University, Islamabad, Pakistan)

  • AMNA HASSAN

    (Lecturer, Department of Psychology, University of Wah, Wah Cantt, Pakistan)

Abstract

Translation adaptation and cross language validation of English version of drug-related locus of control into native language was required to make the all professional work easy for the professionals dealing with the diverse substance user population of Pakistan who could not understand English language. Urdu version of DRLOC scale will make their valuable participation easy into the research and clinical activities related to their rehabilitation and recovery process.it easy. The study was consist of three parts, first part translation, adaptation and tryout of the translated scale, second step was Pilot Testing and Cross Language Validation of the scale and the third step was to determine the psychometric properties discriminant validity and Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Urdu DRLOC scale. The sample was selected through convenient sampling method and divided into n= 20(for tryout), n=100(for cross language validation) and n=200(for CFA, Psychometric properties and discriminant validity) respectively. Participants were consist of substance users under rehabilitation process in different addiction treatment centers of Rawalpindi and Islamabad Pakistan with the age ranges from 18 to 55 years. The results indicate that the cross language validation of the DRLOC scale was highly significant (p

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  • Samia Yasmeen & Dr. Neelam Ehsan & Amna Hassan, 2023. "Translation, Adaptation, Cross Language Validation And Psychometric Properties Of Drug-Related Locus Of Control Scale (Drloc)," Bulletin of Business and Economics (BBE), Research Foundation for Humanity (RFH), vol. 12(2), pages 212-219.
    • Handle: RePEc:rfh:bbejor:v:12:y:2023:i:2:p:212-219
    DOI: https://zenodo.org/records/8371159
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