Indonesia is one of the country with limited publication, low currency, and frequent piracy.
These three factors make it hard to know if any of the instruments we often use is actually a free instrument or a pirated product. It was often the case that widely used psychiatric questionnaire was actually illegally translated and used locally without any international publication. However, this becomes a problem when we seriously consider publishing our work to international journal.
The two questionnaire I specifically want to know are Children's depression inventory and Revised children manifest anxiety scale. It's hard to find whether or not those are free since those are outdated (CDI-2 and RCMAS-2 are actually available) so the old purchase page is hard to find via google.
I can't just casually ask the author since most of commercial instruments cost more than a month wage (due to our low currency). Does anyone know any purchasing information or whether the lack of purchase page means that it was free?
Best regards,
Afkar Aulia
In an assessment tool, normally one has to look for validity and reliability. If the tool has these two, it can be used. Now, coming to the Indonesian context, you have to see and check, whether the instrument is applicable to the Indonesian context. If an instrument or tool is valid, reliable and it is similar to the local context, you can use it. Otherwise, you can create your own scales and validate it, and use it. How can create a tool, validate it, is often taught in the Masters level education.@Afkar Aulia
The Children’s Depression Inventory: A systematic evaluation of psychometric properties. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 52, 955-967
- January 1985
- Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 52(6):955-67
- DOI:
- 10.1037//0022-006X.52.6.955
- Source
- PubMed
- 📷Conway F. Saylor
- A.J. Jr Finch
- 📷Anthony Spirito
- 📷Brad Bennet
- You find these authors here on RG, consult them.
Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale (RCMAS) - Subject Baseline (pitt.edu)
this is on internet. If there is no date the write n.d.
Prof S.T. Janetius : Yes, the instruments have been translated and validated locally. So I have no problem with finding cronbach alpha or source to claim validity of Indonesian version. The problem is because I don't know whether those were validated "legally". Thank you for your help.
Béatrice Marianne Ewalds-Kvist : Thank you for the answer.
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