Criterion Validity and Psychometric Properties of a Malay Version of the Short Multidimensional Inventory Lifestyle Evaluation-Confinement (SMILE-C) in a Sample of University Staff with Weight Problems

Abstract

The aim of this study was to validate the Short Multidimensional Inventory Lifestyle Evaluation-Confinement (SMILE-C) in a Malaysian context. The SMILE-C, which is a respondent-generated instrument, was used to ask participants questions on their lifestyle during the COVID-19 pandemic. The indices of seven sub-scores were then calculated. A total of 121 university staff members completed the Malay version of the SMILE-C as well as instruments for measuring well-being, family life satisfaction, mindfulness and awareness, work engagement, and quality of life. The Cronbach’s alpha values and Pearson correlation coefficients were satisfactory in this initial validation of the instrument. The SMILE-C showed positive correlations with all the variables being studied. The results supported the criterion-related validity and psychometric properties of the Malay version of the SMILE-C as an instrument for assessing lifestyle changes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Identifying the Psychometric Properties of the Malay Version of the WHOQOL-BREF among Employees with Obesity Problem

“…For example, the item, “How much do you need any medical treatment to function in your daily life?”, had the lowest communality of 0.13, thereby suggesting that the item could not be explained by the factor. Although the research sample was university employees with obesity, this result was consistent with previous research on physical health among patients with diabetes mellitus, where it was found that medical treatment was not the most significant predictor in maintaining quality of life as compared to psychological health and social relationships [ 84 , 85 , 86 ]. Two other items, “To what extent do you feel that physical pain prevents you from doing what you need to do?” and “How well are you able to get around?”, also had low communalities, thereby indicating that these concerns were insignificant for the research participants with obesity and could not be explained by the physical domain factor.…”

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“…In SMILE-C items 6, and 7 were included under the substance use factor, and also there were 2 more questions questioning drug use. In the Malaysian validity of SMILE-C, alcohol use was excluded from the questionnaire because it did not fit their culture (Abdul Kadir et al, 2021). Due to the prohibition of drug use in the Turkish sample group and also based on the data of the pilot study, items for drug use were excluded (Toprak et al, 2010).…”

“…There are 27 items in the Short Multidimensional Inventory Lifestyle Evaluation-Confinement (SMILE-C) version, which is the short form of SMILE, which questions the lifestyle during the pandemic and quarantine period. The psychometric study of this scale has been developed in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Malaysian (Abdul Kadir et al, 2021;Balanza-Martinez et al, 2021;Giner-Murillo et al, 2021). Our study aimed to investigate the reliability and validity of SMILE-C in Turkish language.…”