Traduˋˋo e adaptaˋˋo semantica da Compulsive Buying Scale para o portugu那s brasileiro

作者：Leite; Priscilla Loureno; Range; Bernard Pimentel; Ribas Junior; Rodolfo de Castro; Filomensky; Tatiana Zambrano; Silva; Adriana Cardoso de Oliveira e

来源：Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria, 2011.

DOI：10.1590/S0047-20852011000300005

• compulsive behavior
• psychometrics
• psychiatric status rating scales
• diagnosis.

objective: the compulsive buying scale, a short and easy-to-apply instrument, has the advantage of comprising the main dimensions of the disorder, which are the compulsion for buying and the impulsive behavior. the present work aimed to adapt the scale transculturally to brazilian portuguese. methods: to the step of semantic adaptation, a portuguese-english translator and two bilingual psychologists translated the scale from english to portuguese. secondly, it was translated back to english for validation by two translators and a psychologist. finally, the scale was applied to 20 participants in order to perform semantic adjustments to the instrument. results: the collaboration of professional translators and clinical psychologists, able to evaluate the quality of the material, made possible the adjustment of the text used in the final version of the scale in portuguese, thus assuring semantic adequation. all items had approval of over 90% in the experimental application. conclusion: the brazilian portuguese version of the compulsive buying scale was successfully created.