@article{Genkova2015, author = {Petia Genkova}, title = {Methodical Problems in Cross Cultural Studies: Equivalence - An Overview}, series = {Psychology research}, volume = {5}, number = {5}, pages = {338 -- 346}, year = {2015}, abstract = {The following article deals with equivalence as a specific quality criterion concerning cross cultural research in psychology and provides an overview for this topic. The comparability of constructs as well as of data is analyzed. For this, the different levels of equivalence are regarded, e.g., translation equivalence and others. Classical as well as modern methods for the testing and guarantee of equivalence are analyzed. Critical approaches and methodical problems of cross cultural research are described.}, language = {en} }