Linguistic and Cultural Adaptation of a Self-Determination Scale for People with Intellectual Disabilities

Lilian Castro-Durán, Gloria Sanzana-Vallejos, Viviana Vallejos-Garcías, Rafael Zapata-Lamana (), Ana Mendoza-Mardones, Loreto Dávila-Opazo, Javiera Duhart-Carrión, Inti Huaiquipan-Ortega, Igor Cigarroa (), Edmundo Espejo-Sepúlveda and Misael Sandoval-Cárcamo
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Lilian Castro-Durán: Facultad de Educación, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción 4030000, Chile
Gloria Sanzana-Vallejos: Facultad de Educación, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción 4030000, Chile
Viviana Vallejos-Garcías: Facultad de Educación, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción 4030000, Chile
Rafael Zapata-Lamana: Escuela de Kinesiología, Facultad de Salud, Universidad Santo Tomás, Los Ángeles 4440000, Chile
Ana Mendoza-Mardones: Facultad de Educación, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción 4030000, Chile
Loreto Dávila-Opazo: Fundación Educacional El Salvador, Liceo Diego de Almeida, Atacama 1500000, Chile
Javiera Duhart-Carrión: Dirección de Educación Municipal de Angol, Liceo Enrique Ballacey Cottereau, Angol 4650000, Chile
Inti Huaiquipan-Ortega: Departamento de Educación Municipal Pucón, José Miguel Martínez Soto, Pucón 4920000, Chile
Igor Cigarroa: Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Arturo Prat, Victoria 4720000, Chile
Edmundo Espejo-Sepúlveda: Dirección de Educación Municipal Coronel, Coronel 4190000, Chile
Misael Sandoval-Cárcamo: Facultad de Educación, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción 4030000, Chile

Disabilities, 2024, vol. 4, issue 4, 1-16

Abstract: The main objectives of this study were to adapt the AUTODDIS scale to the cultural and social dimensions of Chile and to analyze its reliability and validity. The reliability and validity were assessed through a pilot study conducted with a population of students with intellectual disabilities (ID). The linguistic adaptation was executed according to expert judgments of each indicator: adequacy, coherence, relevance, and clarity. After the scale adaptation, a scale pilot was conducted to explore its technical properties. It was performed in a public school for students with ID. The validity coefficient result was 0.998, while the complete reliability result was α = 0.978. For the reliability subscales, the results were the following: autonomy α = 0.941, self-initiation α = 0.925, self-direction α = 0.970, self-regulation α = 0.804, and self-concept α = 0.935. The results confirm the AUTODDIS scale as a valid and reliable instrument to evaluate self-determination. However, it is necessary to apply this scale to a larger number of students with ID to generalize these results.

Keywords: disability; intellectual disability; quality of life; self-determination (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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