title: A Chinese translation of the inventory of interpersonal problems-short circumplex.
abstract: The Inventory of Interpersonal Problems-Short Circumplex (IIP-SC) is a self-report measure of subjective distress linked to behavioral excesses and inhibitions in social relationships. The IIP-SC exhibits circumplex structure reflecting the underlying dimensions of dominance-submissiveness and warmth-coldness. We translated the IIP-SC into Mandarin Chinese using rigorous translation and back-translation methods with independent native speakers. University students in the People's Republic of China (N = 401) completed the translated IIP-SC and the Chinese Personality Assessment Inventory (CPAI-2), an omnibus measure of indigenous personality trait dimensions and symptoms of psychopathology. The circumplex structure of the Chinese IIP-SC was confirmed using principal components analysis, a randomization test for hypothesized order relations, and confirmatory circumplex analysis. The validity of the Chinese IIP-SC was evaluated by examining its associations with the CPAI-2 scales. Validity evidence for Chinese translation of the IIP-SC extends its use for clinical assessment to native Chinese speakers, although ongoing work to improve its reliability is needed.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , Pennsylvania State University.
authors.forename: Leila Z
authors.initials: LZ
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Roche
authors.forename: Emily A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Dowgwillo
authors.forename: Shuo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Aaron L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Pincus
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D010551:Personality; D010552:Personality Assessment; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology*; D014177:Translations; D055815:Young Adult