PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES AND FACTORIAL STRUCTURE OF CROSS-CUTTING SYMPTOM MEASURE IN THE ARABIC LANGUAGE WITHIN THE PALESTINIAN CONTEXT
| dc.contributor.author | Khalil Ameen Khalil Isawi | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-05-30T11:52:56Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-05-30T11:52:56Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023-04-19 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study investigates the psychometric characteristics and factorial structure of the Cross-Cutting Symptom Measure in the Palestinian context. A number of symptoms, including depression, mania, anger, anxiety, somatic symptoms, suicidal thoughts, psychosis, memory problems, repetitive behaviors and thoughts dissociations, personality functioning, and drug use, are all measured by the Cross-Cutting Symptom Measure, which is an international Measure. This measure has been translated into Arabic in order to fit and be used in the Palestinian context. The research sample comprised of 2,000 Palestinian individuals residing in the occupied Palestinian territories and the West Bank. Participants varied in age from 11 to 17 y.o. Research data was collected via Internet, ads, e-mail campaigns, blogs, social media and SMS marketing. It is worth mentioning that this Measure has proved to be applicable to and successful in such a Palestinian context. The research findings suggested that the Cross-Cutting Symptom Measure consists of six components, with exploratory factor analysis settling the scale on (25) items and confirmatory factor analysis yielding six factors. In the Palestinian setting, the Cross-Cutting Symptom Scale revealed excellent levels of validity and reliability. Consequently, it might be regarded as the Cross-Cutting Symptom Measure for future research. Future research using the Arabic Language of Cross-Cutting Symptom Measure may have far-reaching effects for assessing and battling disorders on a personal and societal level for groups particularly at risk, such as those in the occupied Palestinian territories." Keywords: Cross-Cutting Symptom Measure; Palestine; Test validation. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11888/18893 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.supervisor | Dr. Fayez Mahamid Dr. Abdul Kareem Ayyoub | |
| dc.title | PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES AND FACTORIAL STRUCTURE OF CROSS-CUTTING SYMPTOM MEASURE IN THE ARABIC LANGUAGE WITHIN THE PALESTINIAN CONTEXT | |
| dc.type | Thesis |