Psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction-Frustration Scale (BPNSFS)

BMC Psychology

Ahmad A. al-Haramleh¹  Ghada M. al-Khasawneh²  Nasser Y. al-Rawahi³  Asma A. al-Atiyah³  Ali K. al-Shamli⁴  Ehab N. Omara⁵  Kashef N. Zayed⁵  Mahmoud S. Azab⁶  Mohammed A. Hassan⁷ 

[1] Hafr Al-Batin University, Hafar Al Batin, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia;Palestine Technical University – Kadoorie, Tulkarm, Palestine;Qatar University, Doha, Qatar;Suhar University, Sohar, Oman;Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman;Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan;Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt;

关键词: Basic psychological needs;    Self-determination theory;    Mental well-being;    Depression;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s40359-020-00506-1

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThe aim of this study is to validate the Arabic version of the Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction and Frustration Scale (BPNSFS), and to investigate the extent of its invariance across five Arab countries and gender.MethodsA back-translated version of the BPNSFS, the second version of the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II), and the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (WEMWBS) were administered to a sample consisting of 1082 undergraduate students affiliated with universities in five Arab countries (487 males and 595 females: Mage = 20.04 ± 1.87 years). The data of the BPNSFS were examined for univariate and multivariate normality using Shapiro–Wilk tests and Mardia’s coefficient, respectively. To evaluate and compare the four models with confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), we used the following goodness-of-fit indices: the chi-square value (χ2), comparative fit index (CFI), Tucker-Lewis index (TLI), Root Mean-Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA), and Baysian Information Criterion (BIC). A multi-group CFA [Byrne in Structural equation modeling with EQS: basic concepts, applications, and programming, Routledge, Abingdon, 2013] on the BPNSFS structure to examine its invariance across the five Arab countries and across genders.ResultsThe results of confirmatory factor analysis supported the generalizability of the BPNSFS’s six-factor model to the five Arab countries. The relationships between the six psychological needs satisfaction and frustrations and both mental health and symptoms of depression provide additional evidence on the construct validity of the BPNSFS through cross cultural data. The findings of BPNSFS’s measurement invariance across males and females and across the five Arab countries help ensure that the latent means are comparable across these different groups.ConclusionsThe study concluded that the Arabic version of the BPNSFS which measures satisfaction and frustration of the three basic needs (autonomy, competency, and relatedness) is proved to be invariant across the five Arab countries and gender and can be used to compare the basic psychological needs in the Arab context.

【 授权许可】

CC BY