Obsession—Compulsion, Locus of Control, Depression, and Hopelessness
A Construct Validity of the Arabic Obsessive—Compulsive Scale in American and Kuwaiti Students
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13674925 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ahmed M Abdel-Khalek (0000-0001-9463-1388, Kuwait University, corresponding author), D Lester (0000-0003-1357-8672, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 86 |
| Issue | 3_suppl |
| Pages | 1187-1188 |
| Publication date | 2000-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.2000.86.3c.1187 |
| PMID | 10932577 |
| OpenAlex | W2067197549 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 10 |
In samples of 144 American and 209 Kuwaiti college students, the correlations among scores on the Arabic Obsessive-Compulsive Scale and external locus of control (.26, .25), depression (.31, .55) and hopelessness (.27, .43) were significant and positive in both samples, denoting the construct validity of the Obsessive-Compulsive Scale. Thus, it can be recommended for use in both countries
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Convergent and Discriminant Validity of the Arabic Obsessive-Compulsive Scale for Kuwaiti and American College Students
Convergent and Discriminant Validity of the Arabic Obsessive–Compulsive Scale for Kuwaiti and American College Students
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Suicidality and Personality in American and Kuwaiti Students
Manic-Depression, Suicidality, and Obsessive-Compulsive Tendencies
Reliability of the Arabic Obsessive-Compulsive Scale in Kuwaiti and American Students
Criterion-Related Validity of the Arabic Obsessive–Compulsive Scale in Kuwaiti and American Students
Obsession-Compulsion in College Students in the United States and Kuwait
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2002 - 2007 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |