PMID- 31398068
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20201102
LR  - 20201102
IS  - 1096-4673 (Electronic)
IS  - 0161-2840 (Linking)
VI  - 41
IP  - 1
DP  - 2020 Jan
TI  - Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Psychometrics Properties of the Arabic Version of 
      the Positive Thinking Skills Scale.
PG  - 49-53
LID - 10.1080/01612840.2019.1631415 [doi]
AB  - Background: Identifying depressive cognitions in first-generation Middle Eastern 
      immigrants (FGMEI) can be an important step to prevent the development of 
      clinical depression.Purpose: This study focused on the cross-cultural equivalence 
      and psychometric testing of the Arabic version of the Positive Thinking Skills 
      Scale (A-PTSS) among 100 FGMEI.Methods: Content/face validity of the measure was 
      conducted. Internal consistency, homogeneity, dimensionality and construct 
      validity were assessed.Results: Cronbach's alpha for (A-PTSS) was .89. Factor 
      extraction generated only one factor, which is consistent with the English 
      version. The A-PTSS total score had a strong positive correlation with the 
      positive cognition scores (r = .42, p < .001), the total resourcefulness scores 
      (r = .39, p < .001), and with the total generalized anxiety scores (r = -.42, 
      p < .001), thereby suggesting construct validity.Conclusion: This scale has the 
      potential to become a useful screening tool for depressive cognitions among 
      FGMEI.
FAU - Bekhet, Abir K
AU  - Bekhet AK
AD  - College of Nursing, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
FAU - Nakhla, Veronica
AU  - Nakhla V
AD  - College of Health Sciences, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
FAU - Emile Gohar, Isis
AU  - Emile Gohar I
AD  - Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
FAU - Oudeh, Rawan
AU  - Oudeh R
AD  - Klinger College of Arts & Sciences, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 
      USA.
FAU - Gergis, Mary
AU  - Gergis M
AD  - Towson University, Towson, Maryland, USA.
FAU - Malik, Nadia
AU  - Malik N
AD  - College of Health Sciences, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20190809
PL  - England
TA  - Issues Ment Health Nurs
JT  - Issues in mental health nursing
JID - 7907126
MH  - Adult
MH  - Anxiety/diagnosis
MH  - *Cross-Cultural Comparison
MH  - Depression/diagnosis
MH  - Emigrants and Immigrants/*psychology
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Middle East/ethnology
MH  - Optimism/*psychology
MH  - *Psychometrics
MH  - Reproducibility of Results
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
MH  - Thinking
MH  - Translations
MH  - Wisconsin/epidemiology
EDAT- 2019/08/10 06:00
MHDA- 2020/11/03 06:00
CRDT- 2019/08/10 06:00
PHST- 2019/08/10 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2020/11/03 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2019/08/10 06:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1080/01612840.2019.1631415 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2020 Jan;41(1):49-53. doi: 
      10.1080/01612840.2019.1631415. Epub 2019 Aug 9.