Translation and adaptation of perceived social self efficacy scale [PSSE]

ABSTRACT

The objective of the present study is to adapt the scale of Perceived Social Self-Efficacy [PSSE; Smith and Betz, 2000] in Urdu [national language of Pakistan] and to estimate the reliability of Urdu version of Perceived Social Self-Efficacy. The process of translation included Expert Panel approach, Forward translation and Back translation. Linguistic equivalence of the translated version of Perceived Social Self-Efficacy was checked on a sample of bilingual adolescent students. Moreover reliability of scale was established on a sample of adolescent students with the age range of 16-l9yrs, mean age 17.09yrs. High degree of Cronbach alpha of Urdu version was found on the sample of 67 adolescent students with coefficient alpha .902. Test retest reliability over one week interval was r=.887 significant at .01 level. Translated version was found reliable in Pakistan. Implications and recommendation for future researches are discussed