TY - JOUR
T1 - Validation study of a wellbeing scale (SPANE) in the Arab Gulf region
T2 - A multicountry study
AU - Yaaqeib, Saad
AU - Lambert, Louise
AU - Hadjisolomou, Stavros
AU - Al-Fazari, Manal
AU - Selim, Heyla
AU - Haque, Amber
N1 - Funding Information:
The author(s) received no specific funding for this work.
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PY - 2022/5
Y1 - 2022/5
N2 - The Scale of Positive and Negative Experience (SPANE) is an emerging wellbeing scale to measure the frequency of positive and negative emotions. This study explores the psychometric properties of SPANE on a sample from the Arab Gulf region. The Arab Gulf region shares cultural elements with the broader Muslim and Arab world, but maintains distinct features that warrants validation studies for psychological instruments. There were 1393 participants from Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait and other Arab Gulf countries. The factorial structure of SPANE was examined using a principal axis factor analysis, followed up with a confirmatory factor analysis. The convergent validity was examined by correlating SPANE with the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS). The findings confirmed a two-factor structure of SPANE, and demonstrated adequate psychometric properties and convergent validity. In conclusion, this study indicates that SPANE shows sufficient validity for use as a measure of wellbeing in the Arab Gulf region.
AB - The Scale of Positive and Negative Experience (SPANE) is an emerging wellbeing scale to measure the frequency of positive and negative emotions. This study explores the psychometric properties of SPANE on a sample from the Arab Gulf region. The Arab Gulf region shares cultural elements with the broader Muslim and Arab world, but maintains distinct features that warrants validation studies for psychological instruments. There were 1393 participants from Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait and other Arab Gulf countries. The factorial structure of SPANE was examined using a principal axis factor analysis, followed up with a confirmatory factor analysis. The convergent validity was examined by correlating SPANE with the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS). The findings confirmed a two-factor structure of SPANE, and demonstrated adequate psychometric properties and convergent validity. In conclusion, this study indicates that SPANE shows sufficient validity for use as a measure of wellbeing in the Arab Gulf region.
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U2 - 10.1371/journal.pone.0268027
DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0268027
M3 - Article
C2 - 35576519
AN - SCOPUS:85130053000
SN - 1932-6203
VL - 17
JO - PLoS One
JF - PLoS One
IS - 5 May
M1 - e0268027
ER -