Cross-cultural preliminary validation of a measure of social vulnerability in people with intellectual disabilities.

Social vulnerability refers to the ways in which an individual is at risk of being victimised. The Test of Interpersonal Competences and Personal Vulnerability [TICPV] is an Australian assessment tool designed for adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) [Wilson et al. (1996). Vulnerability to criminal exploitation: Influence of interpersonal competence differences among people with mental retardation. , 40, 8-16. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2788.1996.tb00597.x]. It aims to evaluate their social vulnerability. This study aims to conduct a preliminary cross-cultural validation of the TV-22, the French-language, enhanced and accessible version of the TICPV. Twenty-nine French-speaking adults with ID answered the TV-22. The reliability and validity of this measure were assessed.: Performance on the test was shown to be internally consistent (Cronbach's α = .89; McDonald's Ω = .93), stable over time ((29) = .81, <.01) and a valid measure of social vulnerability.: Results provide psychometric support for the use of the TV-22. Further research is needed to confirm these results with a larger sample.