English adaptation versus mother tongue: Reliability of the English version of MODDI-F administered to Hong Kong Chinese college students

Wallace C.H. Chan, Joachim Wittkowski

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Abstract

Two samples of Hong Kong college students completed the English and the Chinese version of the Multidimensional Orientation Toward Dying and Death Inventory (MODDI-F), respectively. Results show substantially lower coefficients of internal consistency in the English version when compared with its Chinese counterpart. The construct validity of the instrument, i.e., the statistical relationships between its subtests, was confirmed. Whenever available, the use of a questionnaire that is worded in the participants' mother tongue is recommended.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1026-1028
Number of pages3
JournalPsychological Reports
Volume110
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2012
Externally publishedYes

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