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. 2023 Aug 18;13(8):1539-1552.
doi: 10.3390/ejihpe13080112.

Testing the Psychometric Properties of an Arabic Version of the Brunel Mood Scale among Physical Education Students

Hajer Sahli  1 , Faten Sahli  2 , Mouna Saidane  1 , Mahmoud Rebhi  3 , Noomen Guelmami  1 , Khaled Trabelsi  3   4 , Haitham Jahrami  5   6 , Achraf Ammar  2   7   8 , Peter C Terry  9 , Makram Zghibi  1
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Testing the Psychometric Properties of an Arabic Version of the Brunel Mood Scale among Physical Education Students

Hajer Sahli et al. Eur J Investig Health Psychol Educ. .

Abstract

In our study, we translated and tested the psychometric properties of an Arabic version of the Brunel Mood Scale (BRUMS), referred to as the Arabic Mood Scale (ARAMS), among physical education university students. A total of 681 participants completed the ARAMS in exploratory and confirmatory phases. Exploratory analyses were conducted on data from 253 students between the ages of 19 and 25 years (M = 21.14 ± 1.65 years) of whom 132 were women (52.2%) and 121 were men (47.8%). Confirmatory analyses were conducted on data from 428 students between the ages of 19 and 25 years (M = 20.93 ± 1.55 years) of whom 203 were women (52.6%) and 225 were men (47.4%). The measurement model of the ARAMS was initially evaluated using exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and was subsequently tested via confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). EFA identified a 24-item, 6-factor structure that aligned with the original BRUMS measurement model, and CFA demonstrated congruence between the two models. Internal consistency of the six subscales exceeded adequacy levels with good Cronbach's alpha and McDonald's Omega values respectively for anger (0.811; 0.812), confusion (0.830; 0.830), depression (0.858; 0.859), fatigue (0.823; 0.825), and tension (0.824; 0.825), and an acceptable value for vigor (0.749; 0.748). Findings support the factorial validity and internal consistency of the ARAMS, which appears to be a suitable measure for use in Arabic physical education contexts. Further validation studies are required before the ARAMS is used in other Arabic-language contexts.

Keywords: ARAMS; Arabic-language adaptation; BRUMS; affect; emotion; mood; physical education; students; validity.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Scree plot of the Arabic Mood Scale.
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Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) of the 24-item Arabic Mood Scale.
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