Adaptation of deaf and hard-of-hearing people self-identification scale (DIDS)

One obstacle in understanding deafness as a cultural difference is the absence of models and methods that could study acculturation or identity deaf people modern Russia. Approbation validation hard-of-hearing self-identification scale (DIDS), based on Glickman model development identity, contribute to Russia, create reliable methodological tool for practical psychologists working system special secondary higher professional education. The purpose this article present materials step-by-step psychometric verification DIDS questionnaire, obtained sample hard hearing students studying different institutional settings, aged 17 41 (N = 420, M 21.88; SD 5.24). Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) showed all scales are independent each other. To check consistency scales, Cronbach coefficient was used. It demonstrated high general (α-Cronbach from 0.704 0.767), well subsamples men women 0.629 0.801) age groups 0.687 0.862). stability an also carried out persons with varying degrees loss 0.653 0.832) without it 0.688 0.801). internal correlation both within between them. results confirmed conformity considered construct. As result, Russian adaptation American reduced by 20 statements, which increased reliability methodology. Analysis properties possibility its usage Russians.