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Psychometric evaluation of the arabic language version of the profile of Mood States
Author(s) -
Aroian Karen J.,
Kulwicki Anahid,
Kaskiri Eleni A.,
Templin Thomas N.,
Wells Charles L.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
research in nursing and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1098-240X
pISSN - 0160-6891
DOI - 10.1002/nur.20211
Subject(s) - arabic , reliability (semiconductor) , concurrent validity , profile of mood states , psychometrics , psychology , mood , confirmatory factor analysis , distress , clinical psychology , validity , test validity , statistics , structural equation modeling , mathematics , linguistics , philosophy , physics , power (physics) , quantum mechanics , internal consistency
We estimated the psychometrics of the parent and a short form of the Arabic language version of the Profile of Mood States (POMS). A sample of 537 Arab immigrants completed the POMS and a battery of other measures. Data analyses included confirmatory factor analyses and tests of reliability and concurrent validity. The fit of the proposed factor structure was acceptable if 14 pairs of error terms were allowed to correlate, but a better fit was obtained by creating a short form. The short form demonstrated good reliability and concurrent validity, but some factors were highly correlated. High factor correlations were not explainable by group differences in education or level of distress. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Res Nurs Health 30:531–541, 2007