Instrument adaptation for measuring early child language development across multilingual and sociocultural diverse settings.

IF 3.1 2区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

Developmental Psychology Pub Date : 2025-02-20 DOI:10.1037/dev0001935

Heather Brookes, Frenette Southwood, Martin Mössmer, Patricia Makaure, Michelle J White, Carmen Coetsee, Sefela L Yalala, Helena Kruger, Mikateko Ndhambi, Sibusiso Ndlangamandla, Monicca T Bhuda, Nina Brink, Nomfundo Buthelezi, William Jiyana, F Portia Khumalo, Babalwa Ludidi, Muzi Matfunjwa, Lufuno Miriri, Nomsa Skosana

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This article describes the adaptation of the MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventory (CDI) for South Africa's 11 official spoken languages. The CDI is a parent-report tool that measures early language development from 8 to 30 months. We developed cross-linguistically comparable CDIs, representing two distinct language families, West Germanic and southern Bantu, using a common protocol. We describe our approach to item construction and harmonization across languages and to obtaining sociodemographic information in different cultural settings. Issues such as language contact and variation, sampling, data collection, and quality control are discussed as well as item selection and instrument reliability and validity. This study highlights key issues for CDI adaptations and other instrument development in understudied contexts and discusses the theoretical implications of adding this diverse set of cross-linguistically comparable languages for early child language research. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).

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本文介绍了麦克阿瑟-贝茨沟通能力发展量表（CDI）在南非 11 种官方口语中的应用。CDI 是一种家长报告工具，用于测量 8 到 30 个月大儿童的早期语言发展情况。我们开发了跨语言可比的 CDI，分别代表西日耳曼语系和南部班图语系两个不同的语系。我们介绍了在不同语言间构建和协调项目的方法，以及在不同文化背景下获取社会人口信息的方法。我们还讨论了语言接触和差异、抽样、数据收集和质量控制等问题，以及项目选择和工具的可靠性和有效性。本研究强调了在研究不足的背景下进行 CDI 适应性和其他工具开发的关键问题，并讨论了在儿童早期语言研究中增加这套不同的跨语言可比语言的理论意义。(PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, 版权所有）。

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Developmental Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL-

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5.80

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2.50%

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329

期刊介绍： Developmental Psychology ® publishes articles that significantly advance knowledge and theory about development across the life span. The journal focuses on seminal empirical contributions. The journal occasionally publishes exceptionally strong scholarly reviews and theoretical or methodological articles. Studies of any aspect of psychological development are appropriate, as are studies of the biological, social, and cultural factors that affect development. The journal welcomes not only laboratory-based experimental studies but studies employing other rigorous methodologies, such as ethnographies, field research, and secondary analyses of large data sets. We especially seek submissions in new areas of inquiry and submissions that will address contradictory findings or controversies in the field as well as the generalizability of extant findings in new populations. Although most articles in this journal address human development, studies of other species are appropriate if they have important implications for human development. Submissions can consist of single manuscripts, proposed sections, or short reports.