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Modification and Translation of the Thai Version of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey

  • Virginia Commonwealth University

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Abstract

The Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) has been used as a standard and updated as required for 15 years to measure risk behavior among American youth. This article discusses the modification and translation of the YRBS to be used to measure risk among youth in Thailand. The steps involved included not only modification and translation but also testing of cross-cultural equivalences (semantic, content, and conceptual) and assessment of feasibility and acceptability of the modified survey among adolescents in Thailand. The process is described and findings discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)127-134
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Transcultural Nursing
Volume18
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2007
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Thai version of YRBS
  • YRBS
  • acceptability
  • adolescents
  • cross-cultural equivalences
  • feasibility
  • modification
  • risk-taking behavior
  • translation
  • youth

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