title: The Women's Role Strain Inventory: a Chinese translation and psychometric analyses for Taiwanese women.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  To date, there is no instrument that measures role strain experienced by Chinese speaking women engaged in multiple roles of working professionals, and wife/mother.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The objectives of this study were to: (1) translate the women's role strain inventory (WRSI) into Chinese; (2) compare the translated version (WRSI-C) to the original English version of the instrument to measure role strain of women who are engaged in multiple roles; and (3) complete a psychometric evaluation of the (WRSI-C) Chinese version of the WRSI in this different culture.
  
  
  METHODS
  Taiwanese women (N=448) working as professional nurses, attending classes, and maintaining family responsibilities provided the data.
  
  
  METHODS
  Reliability of the WRSI-C was compared to the English version by comparing Cronbach's alpha coefficients. Test-retest reliability was assessed using intra-class and Spearman correlations. Validity of the WRSI-C (long form) was assessed using exploratory factor analyses.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The WRSI-C was found to be both reliable and valid.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The reliability and validity of the WRSI-C appeared to be consistent across English and Taiwanese samples.
authors.affiliation: Graduate Institute of Nursing, School of Nursing, College of Medicine, Fu-Jen University, National Taiwan University, Taiwan. nurs1011@mails.fju.edu.tw
authors.forename: Chiu-Yueh
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Cecile A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Lengacher
authors.forename: Jason W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Beckstead
authors.forename: Shujen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shiau
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D011594:Psychometrics; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012944:Social Support; D018454:Spouses / Q000523:psychology; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D013624:Taiwan; D014175:Translating; D014931:Women, Working / Q000523:psychology; D016526:Workload / Q000523:psychology