Arabic validation and cross-cultural adaptation of climate anxiety scale

IF 2.3 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health Pub Date : 2024-11-01 DOI:10.1016/j.cegh.2024.101835

Shymaa Mamdouh Mohamed Abdu , Assem Gebreal , Safar Abadi Alsaleem , Moath S. Aljohani , Suzan Abdel-Rahman , Mohamed Fakhry Hussein , Nada Ibrahim , Iffat Elbarazi , Samah Hussein , Omar Shamma , Ahmed Elsayed said Noureldin , Ramy Mohamed Ghazy

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Abstract

Background

Climate change is an enduring global phenomenon that describes a long-lasting effect of change in weather and temperature of the earth. This study aimed to validate an Arabic version of the Climate Anxiety Scale (ACAS) to assess the anxiety associated with climate change.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey was conducted using both online via Google Forms and face-to-face via hard copies, in five Arab countries, Lebanon, Palestine, Egypt, Saudia Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates). The internal consistency of the scale was assessed using the Cronbach's alpha. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) conducted over principal component analysis assessed the scale dimensionality. Then, confirmatory factor analysis was conducted to investigate the EFA hypothesis of ACAS on anxiety about climate change.

Results

Of the 350 participants, 54.9 % were female, 77.7% lived in urban areas, 15.4% were from North Africa, 46.6 % were from Arab Gulf countries, and 38.0 % were from Bilad Al-Sham. Nearly two-thirds (62.3%) were single, 72.3% had a university degree, 94.9% were aware of climate change, 38.3 % participated in environmental protection programs, and 62.3% reported climate-related anxiety. The item content validity index (CVI) was 0.82–1.00, and the scale CVI (S-CVI) was 0.95. Overall Cronbach's alpha was 0.925 with a 95% confidence interval (CI) [0.902–0.940]. The Kaiser-Mayer-Olkin (KMO) test was 0.93, and Bartlett's test was significant (χ2 = 2762.6 p < 0.001). Bifactor model indices showed high explained common variance (ECV) (0.78), ωH (0.85), relative omega (0.91), H index (0.93), and factor determinacy (FD) (0.96) for the general factor. The general factor explained 78% of the common variance, whereas the group factors shared 22.0%. Model reliability coefficient omega (omega/omega S) for general factor, functional domain, and cognitive domain were 0.94, 0.92, and 0.89, respectively, suggesting a satisfactory fit threshold.

Conclusions

The ACAS tool is valid and reliable for assessing anxiety-related climate change among the Arab Population.

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气候焦虑量表的阿拉伯语验证和跨文化调整

背景气候变化是一种持久的全球现象，它描述了地球天气和温度变化的长期影响。本研究旨在验证阿拉伯语版本的气候焦虑量表（ACAS），以评估与气候变化相关的焦虑。方法在五个阿拉伯国家（黎巴嫩、巴勒斯坦、埃及、沙特阿拉伯和阿拉伯联合酋长国）通过谷歌表格进行了在线横断面调查，并通过硬拷贝进行了面对面调查。量表的内部一致性采用 Cronbach's alpha 进行评估。通过主成分分析进行的探索性因子分析（EFA）评估了量表的维度。结果在 350 名参与者中，54.9% 为女性，77.7% 居住在城市地区，15.4% 来自北非，46.6% 来自阿拉伯湾国家，38.0% 来自 Bilad Al-Sham。近三分之二（62.3%）的人是单身，72.3%的人拥有大学学位，94.9%的人了解气候变化，38.3%的人参加了环境保护项目，62.3%的人报告了与气候有关的焦虑。项目内容效度指数（CVI）为 0.82-1.00，量表内容效度指数（S-CVI）为 0.95。总体 Cronbach's alpha 为 0.925，95% 置信区间 (CI) [0.902-0.940]。凯泽-迈耶-奥尔金（KMO）检验为 0.93，巴特利特检验具有显著性（χ2 = 2762.6 p <0.001）。双因素模型指数显示，一般因素的解释共同方差（ECV）（0.78）、ωH（0.85）、相对欧米茄（0.91）、H 指数（0.93）和因素决定性（FD）（0.96）较高。总因子解释了 78% 的共同方差，而各组因子则分担了 22.0%。一般因子、功能域和认知域的模型信度系数Ω（Ω/Ω S）分别为 0.94、0.92 和 0.89，表明拟合临界值令人满意。

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Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-

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4.60

自引率

7.70%

发文量

218

审稿时长

66 days

期刊介绍： Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health (CEGH) is a multidisciplinary journal and it is published four times (March, June, September, December) a year. The mandate of CEGH is to promote articles on clinical epidemiology with focus on developing countries in the context of global health. We also accept articles from other countries. It publishes original research work across all disciplines of medicine and allied sciences, related to clinical epidemiology and global health. The journal publishes Original articles, Review articles, Evidence Summaries, Letters to the Editor. All articles published in CEGH are peer-reviewed and published online for immediate access and citation.