title: Validation of the General Self-Efficacy Scale among Qatari young women.
abstract: The General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES) is a measure of people's beliefs about their capacity to cope with life's demands. Self-efficacy may be particularly relevant in transitional stages such as in late adolescence, when young people make decisions that will impact their adult lives. In the present study, we aimed to validate an Arabic version of GSES among 355 Qatari young women aged 18+ years and finishing their final year of high school. We conducted exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses to assess the scale dimensionality. The final model fit was adequate (root mean square error of approximation = 0.07, comparative fit index = 1.00, Tucker-Lewis index = 0.99), confirming a unidimensional self-efficacy measure. The Qatari Standard Arabic GSES is a reliable tool for measuring general self-efficacy among young Qatari women.
authors.affiliation: Hubert Department of Global Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America and Department of Health Science, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, United States of America.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Crandall
authors.affiliation: Social and Economic Survey Research Institute; and Department of Health Sciences (College of Arts and Sciences), Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
authors.forename: H F Abdul
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Rahim
authors.affiliation: Hubert Department of Global Health and Department of Sociology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, University States of America.
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Yount
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011780:Qatar; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012649:Self Concept; D020377:Self Efficacy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult