نحو بناء معايير سيكومترية لمقياس الاجترار الاكتئابي لدى طلبة الجامعة

الملخص EN

The study aimed at constructing psychometric indices of the Rumination Response Scale (RRS) of (Nolen-Hoeksema, & Morrow, 1991) modified into Arabic by present researchers.

Sample of 498 university postgraduate students, mean age is 25.

5, was used.

All psychometric indices were submitted either for reliability or validity.

Results showed satisfactory indexes and recommended using the RRS for measuring depression among Egyptian university students.

Key words: RRS, Depression, Reliability, Validity, Egypt, University students