Psychometric properties of an Arabic translation of the short entrapment scale in a non-clinical sample of young adults

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ID4957761
AutoresAlfred Chabbouh (0000-0002-5491-5121, Lebanese University), Elie Charro (0000-0002-3554-6092, Lebanese University), Georges-Alain Al Tekle (Holy Spirit University of Kaslik), Michel Soufia (0000-0002-8640-182X, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik), Souheil Hallit (0000-0001-6918-5689, Applied Science Private University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2024
Volumen37
Número1
Páginas3-3
Fecha de publicación2024-01-18
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPsicologia Reflexão e Crítica (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0102-7972 • E-ISSN: 1678-7153
EditorialSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1186/s41155-024-00286-2
PMID38236551
OpenAlexW4390975668
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas60

Background Entrapment is the feeling of wanting to leave an unbearable situation but believing that there are no options to do so. An Arabic entrapment Scale will assist healthcare professionals in the region in the prevention of suicide as the tool is tailored to the specific sociocultural context, which would enhance entrapment detection. Objective In the current study, we aim to evaluate the psychometric properties of a translated Arabic version of the Entrapment Scale Short Form (E-SF). Methods Three hundred eighty-nine Lebanese citizens were enrolled in this cross-sectional study. Results The mean age of participants was 23.03 years (SD = 2.93), 69.4% being women. To examine the factor structure of the entrapment scale, we used an exploratory-to-confirmatory factor analysis (EFA-to-CFA) strategy. EFA and CFA results indicated that the fit of the unidimensional model of the Arabic Entrapment Scale (A-ES) was generally acceptable. Composite reliability of scores was adequate in the total sample (ω = .87). All indices suggested that configural, metric, and scalar invariance was supported across genders. Entrapment was positively and significantly correlated with suicidal ideation, alcohol use disorder, psychological distress, and orthorexia nervosa, suggesting convergent and divergent validity. Conclusion The A-ES was found to be a valid and reliable tool to assess the degree of entrapment in Lebanese young adults. The A-ES will assist healthcare professionals in the region in the prevention of suicide as the tool is tailored to the specific sociocultural context, which would enhance entrapment detection

Arabic · Confirmatory factor analysis · Context (archaeology) · Distress · Entrapment · Scale (ratio) · Structural equation modeling · Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies · Traumatic Brain Injury Research