Translation and Content Validation of the Generative Altruism Scale - Brazilian Version

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Hysla Magalhães de Moura
Alberto Filgueiras
Camilla Vieira de Figueiredo

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Altruism is a behavior directed towards helping another person at a certain cost to the benefactor. The present study aimed to translate and semantically adapt the Generative Altruism Scale for Brazil. This study had the help of two multidisciplinary panels: one formed by a specialist in Developmental Psychology responsible for assisting in semantic adjustments, and another composed of four specialists in Social and Positive Psychology who evaluated the items regarding the adequacy of the construct, clarity, and similarity. The Content Validity Coefficient was used to evaluate the items according to the scores of these judges. All 10 final items presented satisfactory coefficients. It is believed that this mediated has been translated properly, having semantic equivalence with the original scale.


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Hysla Magalhães de Moura, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

Doutoranda do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia Social da Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (PPGPS/UERJ)

Alberto Filgueiras, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

Professor Adjunto do Instituto de Psicologia da Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

Camilla Vieira de Figueiredo, Universidade Federal da Paraíba

Mestranda do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia Social da Universidade Federal da Paraíba (PPGPS/UFPB)