Validation of the Arabic version of the Adolescent Distress-Eustress Scale (ADES).

IF 2.7 3区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY BMC Psychology Pub Date : 2024-10-19 DOI:10.1186/s40359-024-02087-9

Nisma Merdad, Tabassum Rashid, Aya Alzuabi, Souheil Hallit, Feten Fekih-Romdhane

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Background: The current study examined the psychometric properties of an Arabic translation of the Adolescent Distress-Eustress Scale (ADES) in Saudi Arabia. It assessed the factorial structure through a confirmatory factor analysis, composite reliability through Cronbach alpha and McDonald's omega scores, gender invariance, and convergent validity through its correlation to resilience.

Methods: A total of 505 high school students from 21 randomly selected schools in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (mean age of 16.66 ± 1.10 years, 52.7% females) participated in the study. The questionnaires were translated using the forward and backward technique.

Results: Findings revealed good internal consistency of the Arabic ADES (McDonald's ω being 0.82 for distress and 0.79 for eustress). Confirmatory factor analyses confirmed the two-factor structure of the scale and demonstrated measurement invariance across gender at the configural, metric, and scalar levels. Girls had higher Distress scores, while boys reported higher eustress scores, which was consistent with previous studies. Finally, the ADES distress and eustress scales were significantly correlated to resilience supporting convergent validity.

Conclusion: The present study supports the reliability and validity of the Arabic version of the ADES as a self-report method to assess Eustress and Distress in adolescents. Pending further validations to support the present findings, this measure can be utilized by schools, mental health providers, and researchers to support Arabic speaking adolescents globally.

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阿拉伯语版青少年压力-烦恼量表（ADES）的验证。

研究背景本研究考察了沙特阿拉伯青少年压力-烦恼量表（ADES）阿拉伯语译本的心理测量特性。研究通过确认性因子分析评估了该量表的因子结构，通过克朗巴赫α和麦当劳Ω分数评估了该量表的综合信度、性别不变性，并通过该量表与复原力的相关性评估了该量表的收敛效度：沙特阿拉伯吉达市随机抽取的 21 所学校的 505 名高中生（平均年龄为 16.66±1.10 岁，女性占 52.7%）参与了研究。问卷采用正反向技术进行翻译：研究结果表明，阿拉伯语 ADES 具有良好的内部一致性（麦当劳苦恼ω值为 0.82，优越感为 0.79）。确认性因素分析证实了量表的双因素结构，并在构型、度量和标度层面上证明了不同性别间的测量不变性。女生的苦恼得分较高，而男生的舒畅得分较高，这与之前的研究结果一致。最后，ADES苦恼和舒畅量表与复原力有显著相关性，支持其收敛有效性：本研究证实了阿拉伯语版 ADES 作为一种自我报告方法来评估青少年的快感和压力的可靠性和有效性。在进一步验证本研究结果之前，学校、心理健康服务提供者和研究人员可以利用这一方法为全球讲阿拉伯语的青少年提供支持。

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BMC Psychology Psychology-Psychology (all)

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3.90

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2.80%

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265

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24 weeks

期刊介绍： BMC Psychology is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers manuscripts on all aspects of psychology, human behavior and the mind, including developmental, clinical, cognitive, experimental, health and social psychology, as well as personality and individual differences. The journal welcomes quantitative and qualitative research methods, including animal studies.