title: Psychometric evaluation of the Arabic language version of the Profile of Mood States.
abstract: 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.
authors: Wayne State University College of Nursing, Cohn Building, 5557 Cass Avenue, Detroit, MI, USA.
authors: Karen J
authors: KJ
authors: Aroian
authors: Anahid
authors: A
authors: Kulwicki
authors: Eleni A
authors: EA
authors: Kaskiri
authors: Thomas N
authors: TN
authors: Templin
authors: Charles L
authors: CL
authors: Wells
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D018912:Arabs / Q000523:psychology*; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007514:Islam / Q000523:psychology*; D008824:Michigan; D008877:Middle East / Q000208:ethnology; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014175:Translating