Translation and Validation of Adolescent Personality Questionnaire: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis

Abstract

Personality assessments are reliable method to measure the behavior, potential and individual differences among the human beings. The present study aims to translate and validate the Adolescent Personality Questionnaire into Urdu for the sample of adolescents in the context of Pakistan. Adolescent Personality Questionnaire adapted by Rogers & Glendon (2018) is one the world well renowned questionnaire to assessing personality. The scale comprising on 25 items with five subscales, measure five personality traits namely, Agreeableness, Neuroticism, Extraversion, Openness to Experience, Conscientiousness. The study aimed to ensure the Urdu translation accurately reflected the original English version and to confirm its factor structure in a sample of (N=410) adolescents’ aged 13-18 years. The study employed a two-step process. First, the APQ was translated into Urdu using a forward-backward translation method to ensure linguistic equivalence. A pilot study indicated good reliability for both the English (?=0.85) and Urdu (?=0.96) versions. Cross-language validation, assessed after a two-week interval using Pearson's correlation, the findings showed a significant positive relationship (r=0.88) between the two versions of APQ. The second step involved examining the psychometric properties of the Urdu APQ with the main sample. By using correlational method scale item total correlation is highly significant, and confirmatory factor analysis validated the factor structure of a measurement model. The validated version of APQ would be helpful for the researchers and mental health professional in context of using culturally sensitive diagnosis.