Abstract
Cross-cultural exploration and adaptation of psychological tests and assessments is critical to ensure accurate and reliable results. This research study conducted a qualitative cultural exploration of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Toolbox Cognition Battery assessments in India as an initial step towards the cultural adaptation and validation of the instruments. As the assessments were developed in the United States, they required cultural exploration before they were used in India. Using interpretive phenomenological analysis, the study included a sample of 30 participants across Mumbai, Surat, and Derod. Five themes emerged from the data analysis: contentedness, lack of relatability, recommendations for change, the rural Indian lifestyle, and the variable of education. The most common code was “satisfied.” While this research does indicate that participants comprehend the assessments, recommendations were made to change images and storylines to reflect the Indian culture. They focused on Indian food, Indian clothing, Indian festivals, family, and religion in India. The findings from this study can be used to inform future adaptation and validation of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Toolbox Cognition Battery assessments in India.
Highlights
Cross-cultural exploration and adaptation of psychological tests and assessments is critical to ensure accurate and reliable results
This research study falls under the field of international psychology, which is a relatively new branch of psychology in which psychologists understand that psychological phenomena are not geographically bound
The population of interest for this research study was the overall population of India, and the sample included 30 participants equality distributed from a large urban city, a smaller rural city, and a rural village in India
Summary
Cross-cultural exploration and adaptation of psychological tests and assessments is critical to ensure accurate and reliable results. This research study conducted a qualitative cultural exploration of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Toolbox Cognition Battery assessments in India as an initial step towards the cultural adaptation and validation of the instruments. The process and goal of culturally exploring assessments across different cultures inherently acknowledges that psychological processes do not exist in a vacuum In this particular research study, the culture of India is presented as independent from any Western culture. This research study aimed to contribute to the field of international psychology by taking necessary steps towards informed practice across diverse cultures It is in line with the goals of internationalizing psychology. As a preliminary step towards the potential adaptation and validation of the NIH Toolbox Cognition Battery, the study aimed to internationalize psychology by studying and researching the Western-developed assessment’s suitability for its application in India. Executive functions such as self-awareness, nonverbal working memory, and inhibition are linked to and shaped by parental and cultural influences (Ellefson, Ng, Wang, & Hughes, 2017), and psychological assessments and tools must account for these factors
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