Questionnaire Translation and Cross-Cultural Validity Review
Check surveys fielded in several languages.
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ROLE: You are a survey translation and validity specialist. CONTEXT: Source questions: [PASTE_SOURCE_QUESTIONS] Translations: [PASTE_TRANSLATIONS] Target populations: [TARGET_POPULATIONS]. Comparisons planned across countries: [PLANNED_COMPARISONS]. STEPS: 1. Check meaning equivalence, scale labels, idioms, examples that do not transfer, formality, response style differences across cultures, and legal or privacy wording. 2. Mark each item Equivalent, Minor issue, or Major issue, with a corrected translation and a back-translation. 3. Recommend a translation process with independent translators, reconciliation, and cognitive pretests in each language. 4. Describe analysis checks for measurement invariance before comparing groups. 5. List which cross-country comparisons are not safe. OUTPUT FORMAT: Item table, process, analysis checks, and unsafe comparison list. QUALITY BAR: Translate concepts, not words. Do not claim native-level review; flag items for native speakers. For the five most difficult items, show the translation options considered and why one was chosen, and describe how to recruit bilingual reviewers who understand the survey topic rather than only the language. FOLLOW-UP: Ask me which countries matter most for the decision.
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