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Development of a Linguistically Valid Japanese Version of the Serious Leisure Inventory and Measure (SLIM)

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https://doi.org/10.51094/jxiv.1176

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serious leisure, Serious Leisure Inventory and Measure, scale translation

Abstract

This paper aims to translate the Serious Leisure Inventory and Measure (SLIM) into Japanese and verify its linguistic validity. SLIM is an internationally utilized scale that measures the multidimensional characteristics of serious leisure activities among amateurs and volunteers, however,  no Japanese version has been published to date. Following international guidelines for scale translation, we created a preliminary Japanese version of SLIM through a systematic process including forward translation, reconciliation, back-translation, review by the original author, and cognitive debriefing, prior to empirical validation. During the translation process, we prioritized both natural Japanese expression and conceptual equivalence, grounded in a specialized understanding of the components of the serious leisure concept. The original author's review of the back-translation confirmed overall conceptual equivalence with the original version, while cognitive debriefing with native Japanese speakers indicated that our translation was comprehensible. These results suggest that the Japanese version of SLIM developed in this study serves as a linguistically valid translated scale that can provide a foundation for quantitative research on serious leisure in Japan. This paper focuses on the scale translation process as a preprint, with statistical reliability and validity verification remaining as future work.

Conflicts of Interest Disclosure

The authors declare no conflicts of interest related to the present study (i.e., the translation process reported in this preprint). However, the forthcoming survey-based study to examine the statistical reliability and validity of the scale will be suppo

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