title: Development and evaluation of a Spanish-language version of the Relational Health Indices.
abstract: We reported the development and evaluation of a Spanish-language version of the Relational Health Indices (RHI; Liang et al., 2002) for use in clinical and research settings. Participants were 348 men and women from international (n = 201) and domestic (n = 147) locations who were heritage Spanish speakers. A multistage translation of the RHI is described as well as the procedure used to evaluate the internal structure of the translated assessment. The results indicated a modest 3-factor structure, χ2(628) = 1397.16, p < .001; comparative fit index (CFI) = .86, Tucker-Lewis index (TLI) = .85, root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) = .06 for the amigo (peer), mentor (mentor), and comunidad (community) subscales that has practical implications for treatment planning, outcome evaluation, and program development. Implications for counseling practice and future research are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record
authors: Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Research, The University of Memphis.
authors: A Stephen
authors: AS
authors: Lenz
authors: Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi.
authors: Richard S
authors: RS
authors: Balkin
authors: Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, The University of Memphis.
authors: Inmaculada
authors: I
authors: Gómez Soler
authors: Department of Psychology, Pontifical University of Peru.
authors: Patricia
authors: P
authors: Martínez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008611:Mentors / Q000523:psychology*; D017058:Mexican Americans; D010379:Peer Group; D010568:Peru; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D055815:Young Adult