A Study on Reliability and Validity of the Simplified Chinese Version of the Trans Woman Voice Questionnaire-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

A Study on Reliability and Validity of the Simplified Chinese Version of the Trans Woman Voice Questionnaire

Published:2022-09-12 Issue:9 Volume:65 Page:3264-3275
ISSN:1092-4388
Container-title:Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research
language:en
Short-container-title:J Speech Lang Hear Res

Author:

Wang Lu¹²,Zhang Jiahe³,Zhang Qingfeng⁴,Wang Chenxi⁴,Zhang Xiang¹,Hu Rongqing¹,Jin Yukun¹,Ding Huijun⁵,Chen Zhen⁶^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Shenzhen University General Hospital, Shenzhen University, China

2. Shenzhen University Clinical Medical Academy, China

3. Department of Chinese Language and Literature, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

4. Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, China

5. Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Measurements and Ultrasound Imaging, School of Biomedical Engineering, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, China

6. Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Education, East China Normal University, Shanghai

Abstract

Purpose: This study aims to translate the English version of the Trans Woman Voice Questionnaire (TWVQ) to simplified Chinese (TWVQ-SC) and to examine its reliability and validity. Method: Standardized translation procedures were strictly followed for the translation of the TWVQ. Two hundred sixty trans woman and 128 cis woman subjects completed sociodemographic investigation, the TWVQ-SC, and the Voice Handicap Index–10 (VHI-10) online. Internal consistency was examined by Cronbach reliability coefficient (Cronbach α). Test–retest reliability was quantified by intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). Content validity, structural validity, and discriminant validity were examined by expert panel's judgment, factor analysis, Spearman's rank correlation coefficient, and the Mann–Whitney U test. Results: The Cronbach α of the TWVQ-SC was .969 and the ICC was .841, indicating excellent internal consistency and good test–retest reliability. The four principal factors explained 21.345%, 18.592%, 13.551%, and 12.027% of the variance respectively with the cumulative contribution rate 65.514%. There was a strong correlation between the total score of the TWVQ-SC and that of the VHI-10 ( r = .858, p < .001), indicating good structural validity. The total score of the TWVQ-SC of the trans woman subjects was significantly higher than that of the cis woman subjects ( z = 14.590, p < .05), indicating good discriminant validity. Conclusion: The TWVQ-SC exhibits overall high reliability and validity, qualified to be applied as a reliable clinical tool to evaluate trans women's voice in mainland China.

Publisher

American Speech Language Hearing Association

Subject

Speech and Hearing,Linguistics and Language,Language and Linguistics

Link

http://pubs.asha.org/doi/pdf/10.1044/2022_JSLHR-21-00685

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