ترجمة و تقنين مقياس كيسلر للشدة النفسية (k10)‎ على عينة من الشباب الجزائري

Abstract EN

The purpose of this study was to translate Kissler Psychological Distress Scale(K10) to Arabic language and to test the reliability and validity of Arabic translations of the ten item (K10) versions among 181 Algeria students.

The (K10) is a brief scale that assesses nonspecificpsychological distress.

After translating the k10 from English to Arabic, The result of the study have show a good internal consistency in correlation between items and the total score of the scale (r = 0.

55-0.

77) and between items (r = 0.

183- 0.

63) significant at (p <0.

01).

The convergent and divergent validity was examined by assessing correlations with othres scales that all screening scales were significantly related to k10.

Next, we assessed factor structure using confirmatory factor analysis to examine unidimensional K10 model, the results indicated the existence of a unidimensionnel structure explained 48.

32% of the total variance.

while the stability of the test amounted to (0.

85) significant at (p <0.

01).

Finlay, The result of the study indicated that the translated version of the K10 scale is a valid and reliable measurement of psychological distress