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    Validation of the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale in Arabic Language within a Palestinian Context
    (جامعة النجاح الوطنية, 2019-06-16) Abd El Qadir, Ciwar
    Today there is an emerging need for psychological assessment instruments which can be used within and across cultures and countries. The purpose of this investigation was to determine whether an Arabic version of the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale–II (VABS-II) can be employed to measure adaptive behaviors of children in the Palestinian context. This was a non-experimental study design with a convenient sample looking at the correlation of the scores on the two tests domains; VABS-II and Portage scale domains. Two samples of participants were analyzed; a convenient sample was compiled with a total of 56 male and female children (ages 2-9) including a group of high-risk children who were referred to a local multi service center for neuro-developmental concerns (N = 26). The control group consisted of children attending a local private elementary school in northern West Bank territories (N = 30). Results showed that in the five developmental domains tested (Cognition, Communication, Socialization, Motor Skills, and Independent Living Skills) there were significant differences in some domains among the control group. Slight differences x were noted in the areas of cognition and motor skills for some sub-groups possibly related to differences in the scope of tasks utilized in each test. However, there were no significant differences among the high-risk group. The implication of these findings is that the Arabic version of VABS-II is an appropriate scale for assessing adaptive and maladaptive behaviors in a Palestinian context as it meets the standard of previously validated measures while adding scales of interest not available in the Portage, including an overall Adaptive Behavior Scale, a Maladaptive Behavior Scale, standardized T-Scores, and comprehensive full age standardized scales for ages birth to 90. Further investigation needs to be explored to assess the VABS-II efficiency in older and younger populations not included in this study