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

Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing

Martha W. Moon, PhD, RN, MPH

Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing

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.

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

Journal of Transcultural Nursing, Vol. 18, No. 2, 127-134 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/1043659606298616


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