Addi van Bergen

Cross-cultural validity of the Dutch version of the SEI-HS 109 5 Dimension 3: inadequate access to basic social rights 11. People in this neighbourhood generally do not get along with each other 4 perhaps 1/9 x 0/4 no 0/6 no 0/15 no 0/9 no 0/8 no 0/8 no 0/15 no 0/9 no 0/8 no 0/8 no 0/15 12. Degree of satisfaction with housing 2 no 0/11 yes 5/9 perhaps 2/9 no 0/22 no 0/7 no 0/8 no 0/8 no 0/22 no 0/7 no 0/8 no 0/8 no 0/22 13. I didn’t receive a medical or dental treatment 3 no perhaps perhaps no no no no no no no no no 0/9 2/7 1/6 1/17 0/8 0/18 0/9 0/8 0/8 0/18 0/9 0/8 Dimension 4: lack of normative integration 14. I give to good causes 3 perhaps 1/8 perhaps 1/5 no 0/5 no 1/15 yes 6/8 perhaps 1/5 yes 3/7 yes 7/15 no 0/8 yes 2/5 perhaps 1/7 no 0/15 15. I sometimes do something for my neighbours 3 perhaps 1/8 yes 3/6 no 0/5 no 0/15 yes 3/8 yes 2/6 yes 3/7 yes 5/17 no 0/8 perhaps 1/6 perhaps 1/7 no 1/16 16. I put glass items in the glass recycling bin 3 no 0/8 perhaps 2/7 no 0/5 no 1/15 perhaps 1/9 perhaps 1/8 no 0/7 perhaps 2/15 no 0/9 perhaps 1/8 no 0/7 no 0/15 17. Work is just a way of earning money 3 yes 2/6 yes 2/5 yes 3/5 perhaps 5/17 no 0/6 perhaps 1/5 perhaps 2/7 perhaps 4/17 no 0/5 x 0/2 no 0/6 no 0/16 Legend: no = no reason for concern i.e. 0-10% of the respondents did not understand the wording or formulation (semantic evidence), reported a different connotation than intended (conceptual evidence) or mentioned culturally specific context (contextuel evidence). x = insufficient information (less than 5 observations); perhaps= perhaps, there is some reason for concern: 10-30% of the respondents met the above criterion; and yes = yes, there may be a reason for concern: >=30% met the criterion. Cell colour: yellow = potential threat to the cross-cultural valdity; green = no threat tot the cross-cultural validity; blue = general validity issue. * The Dutch version of the SEI-HS can be found in S3 Appendix. 1 Loneliness scale De Jong & Gierveld [23]. 2 Dutch Public Health Monitor [21]. 3 SCP Social excusion index [20]. 4 Social Cohesion and Trust scale [22].