Measuring Couples and Family Dynamics in India: Cultural Adaptations and Validations

This book provides a cross-cultural validation for 18 important questionnaires widely used in family research in India. It addresses the issue of cross-cultural validity by presenting analytical procedures and evidences for the validity of these scales in the Indian cultural context. Additionally, it offers valuable methods and procedures involved in the translation, adaptation and cross-cultural validation of scales in family research. The book also discusses essential nuances in data analysis, including Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), Measurement Invariance (MI), and constructs validity while developing and validating scales used in social science research. It is an ideal companion for any researcher or practitioner looking for scales validated in the Indian cultural context in family psychology. It is also suitable for students interested in learning the practical aspects of psychometric methods and the validation of scales.

D. Barani Kanth is an associate professor of Applied Psychology at Pondicherry University, India. He was the recipient of the UGC Raman fellowship to conduct post-doctoral research at the Department of Psychological Sciences, Kent State University, Ohio, USA. His primary research interest includes couple and family psychology and quantitative methods in psychology with a cross-cultural perspective. He is currently serving the editorial board of leading journals in family relationship research such as Marriage and Family Review and Interpersonal. He is also a member of Scientific Committee on Cross-cultural Psychology of the Division 52 of American Psychological Association. He is a member of International Association for Relationship Research (IARR).

J. Indumathy J is an assistant professor of Applied Psychology at Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development, India. She completed her doctorate in Applied Psychology from Pondicherry University. Her primary areas of interest are Family Psychology, Psychometrics, and Counselling Psychology.

S. Kadhiravan is a professor and Head of the Department of Psychology, Periyar University, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India. He has more than two decades of research experience, published more than 90 research articles in peer-reviewed journals and developed 15 psychological instruments. He is a life member of National Academy of Psychology, India, and a member of Australian and New Zealand Mental Health Association, Australia.

G. Nagasubramaniyan is a professor in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli. His area of interest in research includes Psychology of Entrepreneurship and quantitative methods. He regularly teaches courses on Entrepreneurship, Organization Behavior, and Industrial Economics at graduate and post-graduate levels.

P. Padma Sri Lekha is Assistant Professor at REVA University, Bengaluru. She has completed her Master’s from Pondicherry University in Applied Psychology. Her research interests include cultural aspects of mental health and well-being.