البنية العاملية الاستكشافية و التوكيدية للصورة العربية لمقياس أرنولد و نوت و مينهولد لنمو الشباب الإيجابي

الملخص EN

The study aimed to explore the factor structure for an Arabic version of Arnold, Nott, & Meinhold̕s positive Youth Development Inventory (PYDI).

The translated tool was administered to a sample consisted of (813) university students (391 males, 422 females), whose ages ranged from (18- 29) yr.

(M= 21.

6, SD= 2.

2).

Exploratory factor structure revealed that there were (6) factors loaded by (34) items, which explained (62.

5%) from the total variance.

Results from exploratory and confirmatory factor structure did not support the theoretical model of the scale as the factor order and the number or the kind of items included in each factor.

The study recommended developing new scales maching the Egyptian culture.