TRANSLATION, ADAPTATION AND VALIDATION OF THE EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING INVENTORY ON PAKISTANI AUTISTIC ADOLESCENTS: EXPLORATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS

Abstract

The current study was conducted to translate, adapt and cross-culturally validate the Executive Functioning Inventory (EFI). The current Study was performed on a sample of 210 autistic adolescents. Parents and special education teachers filled out the questionnaires. Sample of the current study was collected from twin cities by using purposive sampling technique. Ethical standards given by APA were maintained throughout the study. All statistical procedures, including item total correlation, Pearson product-moment correlation between Urdu and English versions of EFI, and exploratory factor analysis yielded positive results. EFA confirmed the 6 factors as suggested by the authors and some changes were suggested by subject matter experts after factor loading for for the use of EFI on Pakistani autistic population. Item no 39 was excluded based on its factor loading and item no 38 was moved to Risk Avoidance subscale while item no 13 was moved to Emotional Regulation subscale. Our study translated and adapted EFI in Pakistani culture and open the door for cross-cultural comparisons for EFI in future.We translated, adapted and validated the executive functioning inventory for the Pakistani autistic adolescents. This study will be very helpful to promote inclusion in our society. Our society needs these types of culturally validated measures for the special needs persons which can accurately assess their executive and cognitive functioning and provide them the ideal environment according to their special needs.