Translation and validation of the satisfaction with life scale in the native Quechua (Collao variant) language of southern Peru.

ABSTRACT: Research on life satisfaction in indigenous populations is limited due to language barriers. Therefore, this paper aimed to translate and validate the Life Satisfaction Scale into the original Quechua language (collao variant) of southern Peru. The research was classified as instrumental and transversal and was conducted with the voluntary participation of 242 Quechua adults speaking the collao variant. The instrument that was translated was the 5-item SWLS, previously adapted to Peruvian Spanish. The internal structure was analyzed under an analytical-factorial approach, and the discrimination and difficulty of the items were evaluated from the item response theory (IRT). Expert judgment was favorable for all items (V > 0.70), confirming the 1-dimensional structure of the scale (χ2 = 8.97

SUBMITTER: Mamani-Benito O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10682122 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature