In the adaptation and standardization of the Self Perception Profiles questionnaires for use with Greek students, I must emphasize that Evy Makri-Botsari paid special attention to two key issues that are considered critical in the standardization process of a questionnaire.
The first issue is its cultural appropriateness and the second is its psychometric properties, specifically reliability and validity. The author addressed both of these issues with sensitivity and care, and she is commendable for the effort she made to create valid and reliable questionnaires suitable for the Greek student population.
I consider this observation particularly important, as it cannot be taken for granted that a questionnaire is suitable for use in countries other than the one for which it was designed (for example, the Self Perception Profiles questionnaires are not suitable for use in Asian countries, as evidenced by the attempts to transfer them to China, Taiwan, Japan, and Korea).
The meticulously careful Greek edition of these psychometric tools will prove to be particularly useful in many areas: research, educational assessment, clinical diagnosis, and the evaluation of intervention programs.
[Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition]
