title: An Arabic version of the effort-reward imbalance questionnaire: translation and validation study.
abstract: An Arabic version of the Effort-Reward Imbalance Questionnaire was developed and validated through a translation process with cross-cultural considerations. The translated questionnaire was evaluated for reliability and validity. A Principal Components Analysis was conducted following assessment of the suitability of data for factor analysis. Components with high eigenvalues were extracted, followed by Varimax rotation. Three components with eigenvalues greater than 1.0 (50% of variance) were indicated. The analysis showed Cronbach's alpha coefficients of .82 for the Effort scale, .88 for the Reward scale, and .74 for the Overcommitment scale. The test-retest reliability was high with intra-correlation coefficients of > or = .86. The Arabic version of the Effort-Reward Imbalance Questionnaire showed adequate reliability and validity and is a suitable instrument to assess work stress in Arabic-speaking people.
authors: Discipline of Exercise and Sport Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia. talm3809@uni.sydney.edu.au
authors: Tawfiq
authors: T
authors: Almadi
authors: Discipline of Exercise and Sport Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors: Ian
authors: I
authors: Cathers
authors: Discipline of Exercise and Sport Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors: Chin Moi
authors: CM
authors: Chow
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007597:Jordan; D008297:Male; D025341:Principal Component Analysis; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012201:Reward; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D014177:Translations; D017132:Workplace / Q000523:psychology