Cross-country validation of the Arabic version of the WHO-5 Well-Being Index in non-clinical young adults from six Arab countries

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ID7700552
AutoresFeten Fekih-Romdhane, Feten Fekih‐Romdhane (0000-0002-2569-8017, Razi Hospital), Wissal Cherif (Razi Hospital), Amthal Alhuwailah (Kuwait University), Mirna Fawaz (0000-0002-2058-8572, Beirut Arab University), Hanaa Shuwiekh (0000-0003-2050-2713, Fayoum University), Hanaa Ahmed Mohamed Shuwiekh, Mai Helmy (0000-0002-7649-1358, Sultan Qaboos University), Ibrahim Hassan Mohammed Hassan (South Valley University), Abdallah Y Naser (0000-0001-8440-7446), Btissame Zarrouq (0000-0002-2996-8459, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University), Marianne Chebli (0000-0002-1290-2293, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik), Yara El Frenn (Holy Spirit University of Kaslik), Gabriella Yazbeck (Holy Spirit University of Kaslik), Gaelle Salameh (Holy Spirit University of Kaslik), Ayman M Hamdan‐mansour (0000-0002-9855-951X, University of Jordan), Ayman Hamdan-Mansour, Eqbal Radwan (0000-0001-5720-095X, Islamic University of Gaza), Abir Hakiri (Tunis El Manar University), Sahar Obeid (0000-0002-0735-4704, Lebanese American University), Majda Cheour (Razi Hospital), Souheil Hallit (0000-0001-6918-5689, Effat University, autor correspondente)
Ano2025
Volume12
Páginase95-e95
Data de publicação2025-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoCambridge Prisms Global Mental Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2054-4251 • E-ISSN: 2054-4251
EditoraCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/gmh.2025.10051
PMID40895825
OpenAlexW4413739206
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas4
Referências citadas87

This study aimed to perform a cross-country validation of the Arabic version of the World Health Organization 5-item (WHO-5) Well-Being Index, in terms of factor structure, composite reliability, cross-gender measurement invariance and concurrent validity. We carried out a cross-sectional, web-based study on a total of 3,247 young adults (aged 18–35 years) from six Arab countries (Tunisia, Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Kuwait). Confirmatory Factor Analysis showed that the one-factor model demonstrated acceptable fit across all six countries. In addition, the Arabic WHO-5 Well-Being Index yielded high reliability coefficients in samples from each country (McDonald’s ω and Cronbach’s α = .92–.96), across genders ( ω = .95 in men and .94 in women) and age groups ( ω = .94/α = .94 in participants aged ≤25 years and ω =.96/ α =.96 in those aged ≥26 years). Multi-group analyses demonstrated that configural, metric and scalar invariance were supported across gender, countries and age groups. Regarding concurrent validity, WHO-5 Well-being scores were strongly and significantly inversely correlated with depression, anxiety, stress, suicidal ideation and insomnia severity. This study provides a brief, valid and reliable Arabic version of the WHO-5 Well-Being Index that can be applied cross-nationally among Arabic-speaking young adult populations for screening and research purposes

Arabic · Linguistics · Political science · World Wide Web · Cardiac Health and Mental Health · Computer Science · Health, psychology, and well-being · Philosophy · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction