The psychometric properties of beliefs about psychological services (BAPS) scale among Omani university students
Other Title(s)
الخصائص السيكومترية لمقياس المعتقدات نحو الخدمات النفسية بين الطلبة العمانيين الجامعيين
Author
Source
Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies
Issue
Vol. 15, Issue 4 (31 Oct. 2021), pp.567-580, 14 p.
Publisher
Sultan Qaboos University College of Education
Publication Date
2021-10-31
Country of Publication
Oman
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The current study examines the psychometric properties of Beliefs About Psychological Services (BAPS) Scale (Ægisdottir & Gerstein, 2009) among Omani university students using factor analysis and cri-terion validity.
The study sample consisted of 593 undergraduate university students (60% females).
The Ar-abic version of BAPS was developed by the researcher and its factorial structure was examined using EFA in the first step.
CFA was used in the second step to assess the factorial structure of the new EFA structure and the original American structure.
The original structure was selected in this paper for its better psychometric properties.
In addition, criterion validity showed good evidence of the adapted BAPS as justified by its abil-ity to distinguish between the different groups based on gender and experience with counselling.
The find-ings were discussed in the context of Omani counselling profession and suggestions for future research were given.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Rajihi, Marwah. 2021. The psychometric properties of beliefs about psychological services (BAPS) scale among Omani university students. Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies،Vol. 15, no. 4, pp.567-580.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1340831
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Rajihi, Marwah. The psychometric properties of beliefs about psychological services (BAPS) scale among Omani university students. Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies Vol. 15, no. 4 (2021), pp.567-580.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1340831
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Rajihi, Marwah. The psychometric properties of beliefs about psychological services (BAPS) scale among Omani university students. Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies. 2021. Vol. 15, no. 4, pp.567-580.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1340831
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 579-580
Record ID
BIM-1340831