Validation of Pakistan Sign Language Version of Familial Social Support Questionnaire for Hearing Impaired Adolescents

Abstract

This paper attempts to study translating manners evolving while translating a scale into Pakistan Sign Language under the field of Semiotics. People who are unable to hear and somehow become deaf are increasing all around the globe but specifically Pakistan is facing an adverse situation regarding this alarming issue. In Pakistan, there is a lack of scale availability to process the assessment in case of hearing damage. Therefore, phase I was planned for the translation of the familial social support scale in Pakistan sign language. This phase was divided into numerous steps and stages. First, focusing on the translation of these scales. This involved the careful translation of the original text into sign language to ensure that the meaning was accurately conveyed into sign language. Step II was designed to create a website for future use. Phase II of the present research focused on the psychometric properties of the study instruments using AMOS-21. Confirmation of factor structure aimed to establish the construct validity of study Familial social support scale. Phase II concluded that the Familial social support scale is reliable and valid and is ready to be used in future research.