Original scientific paper
CROSS-CULTURAL VALIDITY OF SCORES IN THAYER'S ACTIVATION-DEACTIVATION ADJECTIVE CHECK LIST (AD ACL)
Adrijana KOŠĆEC
Biserka RADOŠEVIĆ-VIDAČEK
Abstract
It is often difficult and sometimes impossible to find
the exact equivalent of a single word in another language.
This study was conducted to evaluate whether it was
possible to transport a list of English adjectives forming
the AD ACL into Croatian and to measure activation
dimensions proposed within the framework of Thayer's
activation theory. In this study the AD ACL Short Form
was translated by eight translators using a combination
of several methods, and applied to 650 students
of diverse study groups. The first and second order
component analyses were performed with oblique
rotations applied. The analyses replicated Thayer's four
primary components (Energy, Wakefulness, Tension and
Calmness) as well as two secondary components
(Energetic and Tense Arousal). The primary components
were moderately or slightly correlated while the secondary
components showed neglectful correlation. The translated
activation descriptors loaded on the primary and
secondary components mostly as expected with a few
cross-loadings. The only substantial difference was
observed for the adjective quiet (tiho) that loaded on
different secondary component than expected.
The results showed that the Croatian AD ACL might
serve as a factorially valid measure of the dimensions
of momentary activation in Croatian-speaking
individuals.
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Hrčak ID:
20006
URI
Publication date:
31.10.2001.
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