Assessing Self‐Determination: International Efforts to Translate the Self‐Determination Inventory
ABSTRACT Promoting self‐determination has become an area of focus across the globe because of advocacy, policy, and research highlighting its role in improving the quality of life of people with disabilities. There have also been advancements in theories and research focused on how self‐determination is defined and supported across cultures. In this article, we explore information shared by a group of international translation teams working to translate an assessment of self‐determination, the Self‐Determination Inventory (SDI), and the theory that underlies the assessment, Casual Agency Theory, from American English. Findings suggest universal and context‐specific issues that impact translation and variation in the familiarity and contextual fit of self‐determination and Casual Agency Theory constructs across cultures. Implications for research focused on developing and translating new theories and constructs across cultures to promote cross‐cultural validity are discussed.
Authors
- Clarissa MOREIRA (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7483-3342)
- Mayumi Hagiwara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5134-5867)
- Pedro Rosário (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3221-1916)
- Sofia Santos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6654-564X)
- Sara Santilli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2096-9110)
- Abdulaziz H. Alsaeed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3549-8975)
- Karrie A. Shogren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7925-1299)
- Vassilis Argyropoulos
- Yunfeng Wang
- André Oliveira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8112-8932)
- Yves Lachapelle
- Cristina Mumbardó‐Adam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2295-9891)
- Clara Andrés‐Gárriz
- Armanda Pereira
- Anna Theodori
Institutions
- University of Padua (IT)
- University of Lisbon (PT)
- University of Thessaly (GR)
- University of Kansas (US)
- Lusíada University of Lisbon (PT)
- Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (CA)
- East China Normal University (CN)
- San Francisco State University (US)
- Universitat de Barcelona (ES)
- University of Minho (PT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities
- Published
- 2026-07-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jppi.70070
- Primary Topic
- Disability Education and Employment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Kansas