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Autor/inn/en | Maddah, Diana; Hallit, Souheil; Kabbara, Wissam; Akel, Marwan; Bowen, Keith; Hasan, Zeinab; Khasholian, Tamar Kabakian; Alami, Nael H.; Salameh, Pascale |
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Titel | Validation of the First Arabic Version of the Life Skills Scale among University Students |
Quelle | In: Cogent Education, 10 (2023) 1, Artikel 2162692 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift
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Zusatzinformation | ORCID (Maddah, Diana) ORCID (Kabbara, Wissam) ORCID (Akel, Marwan) ORCID (Khasholian, Tamar Kabakian) ORCID (Alami, Nael H.) |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
DOI | 10.1080/2331186X.2022.2162692 |
Schlagwörter | Measures (Individuals); Daily Living Skills; Factor Analysis; Undergraduate Students; Student Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Reliability; Intervention; Well Being; Arabic; Health Promotion; Instructional Effectiveness; Lebanon |
Abstract | Despite the increasing recognition of positive life skills interventions to enhance the psychological and physical well-being of individuals, there is an absence of a valid and reliable Arabic measure of Life Skills (LS) amongst youth. This study aims at validating an Arabic Life Skills Scale (A-LSS) to assess the effectiveness of life skills interventions. A randomly selected sample of 1200 university students in Lebanon participated in this study. The exploratory-to-confirmatory factor analyses strategy was followed to examine the factor structure of the LSS. For that purpose, the sample was divided into two subsamples. The exploratory factor analysis results showed a nine-factor solution, with a strong reliability for the total scale (McDonald's omega [omega] = 0.95) and all subscales ([omega] ranging from 0.68 to 0.91). The confirmatory analysis results showed excellent fit indices (CFI = 0.98, TLI = 0.97, GFI = 0.95; RMSEA = 0.031 [90% CI 0.028-0.034] and SRMR = 0.061), after correlating residuals of items 53 and 54. Measurement invariance across genders was verified at the configural, scalar and metric levels. The A-LSS showed high reliability and validity of LS among Lebanese university students. This scale can be used as a valid tool to measure effectiveness of life skills health promotion interventions. (As Provided). |
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Update | 2024/1/01 |