Persian Version of the Teen Attitudes to Substances and the Risks Facing Teens Questionnaire: Face Validity and Reliability
Bahareh Borzooee, Mohammad Hassan Emamian, Shahrokh AghayanAbstract
Introduction:
This study aimed to investigate the internal consistency and face validity of the Teen Attitudes to Substances and the Risks Facing Teens Questionnaire.
Method:
Forward and backward translation of the teen and parent questionnaires from English to Persian was performed following Beaton’s instructions. Face validity was assessed by ten raters using a four-point scale based on clarity and understandability. After reviewing and confirming the translation, a telephone survey was conducted with 41 adolescents aged 12–17 and 40 of their parents. The internal consistency of the translated questionnaires was assessed by calculating Cronbach’s alpha.
Results:
The Persian version of the questionnaires approved by the review group was obtained. Changes were made to the questions relating to race, religion, and common substances used in Iran. The face validity indexes for the teens and parents questionnaires were 0.97 and 0.94, respectively, which fall within the acceptable range. Cronbach’s alpha was 0.82 for the teen questionnaire and 0.81 for the parent questionnaire. According to the survey results, two parents (5%) were most concerned about their teens’ drug use. Among parents, the biggest concerns were teens’ use of mobile phones, virtual space (35%), and their educational and career prospects (25%). Only one teenager (2.4%) answered “very likely” to use drugs in the future, while 34 (82.9%) answered “never likely.”
Conclusions:
The Persian version of the questionnaire titled “Teen Attitudes to Substances and the Risks Facing Teens” is a valuable tool for assessing the inclination toward addiction among Persian speakers.