Transcultural Adaptation of the Following Affective States Test (FAST) for the Brazilian Context

Abstract

Individuals differ in their tendency to follow or ignore feelings as a source of information to guide behavior, and it is relevant to examine these particularities. This study presents an assessment of the psychometric properties of the transcultural adaptation of the Following Affective States Test (FAST) for the Brazilian context. After translation and back translation, the adapted version was applied among adult volunteers (n=302), both sexes (208 women, 68.9%), aged between 18 and 61 years old (M=28.6; SD=9.4) along with the Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS) and the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ). The confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) of the Brazilian version presented appropriate goodness of fit for the four-factor model (GFI=0.92; CFI=0.83; RMSEA=0.07) with appropriate internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha=0.60-0.72). Statistically significant positive correlations were found between the FAST and positive/negative affects (PANAS) and emotion regulation strategies (ERQ). The adapted version of the FAST presented promising indicators concerning validity and reliability evidence for the Brazilian context.

Adaptação transcultural do instrumento General Self Efficacy Scale-12 para o português do Brasil

“…Estudos demonstraram que há diversos guidelines para a ATC de instrumentos de medida, mas que ainda não há consenso sobre qual é o melhor (15)(16) . O processo de ATC da GSES-12 seguiu rigorosamente as etapas propostas pelo método escolhido (14) , que vem sendo utilizado em outros estudos (17)(18) . O processo de tradução e ATC de um instrumento requer um tratamento equilibrado, considerando-se as nuances do idioma para o qual o instrumento se destina, e possibilita mais adequação cultural, o que evita a tradução literal dos itens, pois, muitas vezes, resulta em frases incompreensíveis (14) .…”