Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the Driving Anger Scale (DAS): long form and short form

Jessye Almeida Cantini; George Oliveira Santos; Eduardo de Carvalho Machado; Antonio Egídio Nardi; Adriana Cardoso Silva

doi:10.1590/2237-6089-2014-0008

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Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the Driving Anger Scale (DAS): long form and short form

Tradução e adaptação transcultural da versão brasileira da Driving Anger Scale (DAS): forma longa e forma curta

Jessye Almeida Cantini; George Oliveira Santos; Eduardo de Carvalho Machado; Antonio Egídio Nardi; Adriana Cardoso Silva

http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/2237-6089-2014-0008 Trends Psychiatry Psychother, vol.37, n1, p.42-46, 2015

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Introduction: Driving anger has attracted the attention of researchers in recent years because it may induce individuals to drive aggressively or adopt risk behaviors. The Driving Anger Scale (DAS) was designed to evaluate the propensity of drivers to become angry or aggressive while driving. This study describes the cross-cultural adaptation of a Brazilian version of the short form and the long form of the DAS.Methods: Translation and adaptation were made in four steps: two translations and two back-translations carried out by independent evaluators; the development of a brief version by four bilingual experts in mental health and driving behaviors; a subsequent experimental application; and, finally, an investigation of operational equivalence.Results: Final Brazilian versions of the short form and of the long form of the DAS were made and are presented. Conclusions: This important instrument, which assesses driving anger and aggressive behaviors, is now available to evaluate the driving behaviors of the Brazilian population, which facilitates research in this field.

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Cross-cultural adaptation, psychometrics, automobile vehicles, automobile driving

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Introdução: A raiva na direção de veículos tem atraído a atenção de pesquisadores nos últimos anos, pois pode induzir as pessoas a dirigirem agressivamente ou a adotarem comportamentos de risco. A Driving Anger Scale (DAS) foi criada a fim de avaliar a propensão de motoristas a se tornarem agressivos ou raivosos enquanto dirigem. Este estudo descreve a adaptação transcultural de uma versão brasileira da forma longa e da forma curta da DAS.Método: O processo consistiu em quatro passos: duas traduções e duas retrotraduções elaboradas por avaliadores independentes; elaboração de uma versão sintética por quatro especialistas em saúde mental e comportamentos na direção bilíngues; posterior aplicação experimental; e, finalmente, investigação da equivalência operacional.Resultados: Foram definidas e são apresentadas as versões finais da forma longa e da forma curta da DAS em português brasileiro.Conclusões: Este importante instrumento, que mensura a raiva na direção e comportamentos agressivos, está agora disponível para avaliar os comportamentos na direção da população brasileira, facilitando a pesquisa nesse campo de estudo.

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Adaptação transcultural, psicometria, veículos automotores, condução de veículos

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Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the Driving Anger Scale (DAS): long form and short form

Tradução e adaptação transcultural da versão brasileira da Driving Anger Scale (DAS): forma longa e forma curta

Jessye Almeida Cantini; George Oliveira Santos; Eduardo de Carvalho Machado; Antonio Egídio Nardi; Adriana Cardoso Silva

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