The translation and validation of the Mini-K scale in Japanese

Tetsuya Kawamoto

doi:10.1111/jpr.12083

The translation and validation of the Mini-K scale in Japanese

Tetsuya Kawamoto

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to validate the 20-item Mini-K scale, which is the short form of the Arizona Life History Battery, as translated into Japanese. Two samples of Japanese adults (N=2000; 50.0% men; Mage=40.9 for the first survey; N=400; 50.0% men; Mage=42.2 for the second survey) completed a web-based questionnaire, including the Japanese translation of the Mini-K. The results showed that the psychometric properties of the Japanese Mini-K scale were comparable to those of the original English version. The scale had good reliability based on Cronbach's α and McDonald's ω. Convergent validity was demonstrated by the correlation between the Mini-K scores and life history indicators. In addition, the Mini-K score was related to both personality and psychosomatic health. The translated scale provides a valid and reliable instrument in Japanese that measures human life-history strategy.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	254-267
Number of pages	14
Journal	Japanese Psychological Research
Volume	57
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/jpr.12083
Publication status	Published - 2015 Jul 1
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Life history theory
Mini-K scale in Japanese
Psychometrics
Test reliability
Test validity

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Psychology(all)

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