Linguistic adaptation and Romanian validation of the ”teachers’ self-efficacy for Autism Spectrum Disorder Inclusion” Scale (TSE-ASDI)

Abstract

Nowadays, more and more children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) attend mainstream kindergartens or schools. This study was intended to achieve a linguistic adaptation and validation of the ”Teachers’ Self-Efficacy for Autism Spectrum Disorder Inclusion” (TSE-ASDI) scale into Romanian. The linguistic translation and validation was carried out in stages, following a conceptual equivalence approach, including forward and backward translations, review and adaptation of the scale by experts and linguistic validation in pre-service and in-service teachers in which the psychometric properties were tested. The results showed that the Romanian version of the TSE-ASDI scale is reliable and valid and further testing of the instrument would be necessary in order to confirm its utility in Romania for both practice and research.