[Provision of a German translation of the Inappropriate and Excessive Guilt Scale for the assessment of proneness to inappropriate and excessive feelings of guilt in children and adolescents].

Abstract

To provide a German-language translation of the Inappropriate and Excessive Guilt Scale (IEGS) for assessing proneness to inappropriate and excessive feelings of guilt in children and adolescents (7-16 years).Implementation of a multi-stage translation process according to established international criteria with two certified translators, including a standardized evaluation by interviewing N=10 children and adolescents.After revision of four of the 24 items, the translation of the IEGS was found to be generally well understood by the target group; however, younger children required more support in completing it.The German translation of the IEGS may be suitable for use in practice. The next step required for this is the provision of specific norm values, especially for the assessment of corresponding feelings of guilt in the context of depressive disorders.