Validation of the Spanish SIRS with monolingual Hispanic outpatients.
Psychologists are faced with formidable challenges in making their assessment methods relevant to growing numbers of Hispanic clients for whom English is not the primary or preferred language. Among other clinical issues, the determination of malingering has profound consequences for clients. In this investigation, we evaluated a Spanish translation of the Structured Interview of Reported Symptoms (SIRS; Rogers, Bagby, & Dickens, 1992) with 80 Spanish-speaking Hispanic American outpatients. Using a between-subjects simulation design, the Spanish SIRS was found to produce reliable results with small standard errors of measurement. Regarding validity, very large effect sizes (mean Cohen's d= 2.00) were observed between feigners and honest responders for the SIRS primary scales. We consider the potential role of the Spanish SIRS with reference to Spanish translations for other assessment instruments.
Correa
Amor A
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Department of Psychology, University of North Texas, 1155 Union Circle #311280, Denton, TX 76203-5017, USA. amorcorrea@my.unt.edu
Rogers
Richard
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Hoersting
Raquel
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D000328:Adult; D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000175:diagnosis; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D008306:Malingering / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000208:ethnology; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D008875:Middle Aged; D010045:Outpatients / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010552:Personality Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012649:Self Concept; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D014177:Translations; D055815:Young Adult