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Cross-cultural adaptation of the Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits for evaluation of callous-unemotional traits in Brazilian adolescents

ABSTRACT

Objective

To perform the cross-cultural adaptation of the Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits (ICU) for Brazilian Portuguese to evaluate callous-unemotional traits in Brazilian adolescents.

Method

A methodological study involving the stages of translation, back-translation, expert committee review and assessment of the clarity of the pre-final version of the ICU, tested by 40 adolescents aged 10-17 years, of both sexes, attending a public school.

Results

The pre-final version of the ICU was approved by the expert committee and by the original developer of the questionnaire. The assessment of clarity showed good understanding of questionnaire items. Ten items found to be the least clear were modified according to the suggestions of the respondents.

Conclusion

The final Brazilian Portuguese version of the ICU proved to be similar to the original instrument regarding semantic, experiential and conceptual equivalence. Further studies are warranted to evaluate the psychometric properties of the adapted Brazilian Portuguese version of the ICU.

Adolescent; Evaluation studies; Schools

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