Psychological Tests in Arabic: A Review of Methodological Practices and Recommendations for Future Use

Zeinoun, Pia; Iliescu, Dragoş; Hakim, Rhawann El

doi:10.1007/s11065-021-09476-6

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“…Because there is a dearth of Arabic tools with cultural relevance in sports psychology (Zeinoun et al, 2021), either for research or applied work, we detailed, in this study, our procedures and results for the development of the MIS-TAM for use in assessing mindfulness levels in populations of North African countries. In this three-part research project, we translated and back-translated MIS items into Arabic with a panel of experts who paid attention to cultural context.…”

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“…The adaptation and translation of the MIS-TAM were completed by bilingual sport psychology researchers from Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco. Several strategies have been used in the past to translate tools into Arabic, ranging from employing literary Arabic to vernacular variations or even Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) (Zeinoun et al, 2021). However, Daouk-Öyry et al 2016 showed that MSA may fail to reach audiences from different countries, as words may not be mutually understood.…”

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“…Assessment tools are essential for evaluating the effectiveness of sport psychology interventions (Tenenbaum et al, 2011). However, the instruments developed in relation to sport are generally in English, seriously limiting the advancement of sports psychology research in the Maghreb where there is a very high demand for assessment tools (Zeinoun et al, 2021). The translation and cross-cultural validation of questionnaires in sport psychology make new research in other countries possible (Paes et al, 2021).…”

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Adaptation and Validation of the Arabic Version of the Mindfulness Inventory for Sport

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Our goal for this study was to adapt the Mindfulness Inventory for Sport (MIS) into written Arabic that would be easily understood in North African countries (Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco or TAM). Assessment tools in Arabic, such as this MIS-TAM version, are rare but essential for evaluating the effectiveness of sport psychology interventions. We adopted a committee approach to obtain a first Arabic version of the MIS. We asked a team of translators to adapt the items to the level of understanding of 13-year-old athletes by selecting words common to the culture of the three countries. The validation process underwent three phases. In Study 1, we tested MIS-TAM for clarity and deemed it acceptable. In Study 2 we tested the construct validity of two different models with confirmatory factorial analyses. These analyses confirmed that the structure of the 15-item MIS-TAM was psychometrically similar to the original version; it had a first order model encompassing three dimensions: Awareness, Non-Judgement and Refocusing. Analyses also found the internal consistency of the MIS-TAM acceptable. We assessed convergent validity in Study 3 with the Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale, but no correlations between the two instruments were significant. In conclusion, the MIS-TAM has acceptable psychometric properties, though further work is needed regarding convergent validity. The rigorous work of translation and adaptation focused on shared linguistics in three target countries, and this questionnaire will also prove useful in other countries where Arabic is the main language.

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Adaptation and Validation of the Arabic Version of the Mindfulness Inventory for Sport

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“…They identified and elaborated on the gap between psychometric theory and practice pushing towards a stronger reconciliation of science with practice. Also with a cultural focus, Zeinoun et al (2021) conducted a recent systematic review of the psychological tests that were published in the mental health domain in Arabic. Their effort identified 138 instruments for the assessment of psychological disorders and discussed the degree to which each of them aligns with the latest psychometric standards.…”

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Why We Need Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses in the Testing and Assessment Literature

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European Journal of Psychological Assessment

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“…Tool two: Zung Self-Rating Anxiety Scale. It was originally developed by [36] Zung (1971) to assess the level of anxiety, translated into Arabic by [37] (Zeinoun, Iliescu, & El Hakim, 2021). It consists of 20-items.…”

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The Effect of Dialectical Behavior Therapy - Based Intervention on the Psychological Impacts of Covid-19 among Internship Nursing Students

El-Wahab

Hashem

Shattla

2022

Egyptian Journal of Health Care

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Background: Internship nursing student's mental health was typically poor during the epidemic, particularly anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorders which should be handled with assistance and intervention. This study was aimed to evaluate the effect of Dialectical behavior therapy -based intervention on the psychological impacts of Covid-19 among internship nursing students. Method: A total of 260 Internship Nursing Students (Study group) were received a dialectical behavior therapy intervention session for four weeks. This group was compared with 260 Internship Nursing Students (Control group) without (DBT) intervention sessions. Tool one A structured Interviewing Questionnaire, Tool two: Zung Self-Rating Anxiety Scale, Tool three: Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale, and Tool four: The Impact of Event Scale (IES) were used in this study. This study was carried out at the Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University. A quasiexperimental research design two groups (Study and control group) was utilized. Results: There were no significant differences in total score of anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress subscales between the study and control group before the (DBT) intervention sessions while after the (DBT) intervention sessions the study group's anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress total scores were significantly lower than the control group. Conclusion: During the epidemic prevention and control, dialectical behavior therapy can successfully decrease the anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress of the Internship Nursing students. Recommendations: DBT therapy may be implemented in the future in school psychological counselling to help college students cope with unpleasant emotions. Furthermore, it can aid in the regulation of emotions and better satisfy the psychological demands of medical and nursing students as well as college psychological counselling development needs.

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Psychological Tests in Arabic: A Review of Methodological Practices and Recommendations for Future Use

Cited by 12 publications

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Adaptation and Validation of the Arabic Version of the Mindfulness Inventory for Sport

Adaptation and Validation of the Arabic Version of the Mindfulness Inventory for Sport

Why We Need Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses in the Testing and Assessment Literature

The Effect of Dialectical Behavior Therapy - Based Intervention on the Psychological Impacts of Covid-19 among Internship Nursing Students

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