التكامل بين التحليل العاملي الاستكشافي و التوكيدي كطريقتين للتحقق من البنية العاملية لمقياس جودة الحياة المختصر لمنظمة الصحة العالمية

Abstract EN

This study aimed at detecting factorial structure of who quality of life scale using exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and the integration between both methods.

the study sample consisted of (560) male and female students of Taibah university branch in Al-Ula.

the results of the exploratory factor analysis using the program (Spss v.21) showed that the responses produced (4) latent factors, and after performing the orthogonal rotation (Varimax), it was found that there were four latent factors that explained the variance of performance on the scale.

the confirmatory factor analysis using the (Amos) program also confirmed this through the matching indicators of the model consisting of four basic factors, as it had acceptable matching indicators values, and the scale had high psychometric properties.

a some of recommendations were suggested.