The 9-item Academic Self-Efficacy (ASE) scale: validity, reliability and measurement invariance across sexes and six Arab nations
Abstract Academic self-efficacy (ASE), the belief in one’s ability to succeed in academic tasks, plays a crucial role in student motivation, learning, and performance. Reliable measurement of this construct is essential for identifying students’ strengths and areas for improvement. This study aims t...
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| author | Ali Hemade Diana Malaeb Amthal Alhuwailah Mai Helmy Muna Barakat Rabih Hallit Sami El Khatib Mohamad Rahal Syed Arman Rabbani Reem Alzayer Nada H. Farrag Rita El Hajjar Jinan Mallouh Sahar Obeid Souheil Hallit Feten Fekih-Romdhane |
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| description | Abstract Academic self-efficacy (ASE), the belief in one’s ability to succeed in academic tasks, plays a crucial role in student motivation, learning, and performance. Reliable measurement of this construct is essential for identifying students’ strengths and areas for improvement. This study aims to translate and validate the Academic Self-Efficacy Scale for use among university students from six different Arab countries. Using the Snowball sampling technique, participants (n = 2131), university students six Arab countries (i.e., KSA, UAE, Egypt, Lebanon, Oman, and Kuwait), answered the demographic questions and completed the Arabic Academic Self-Efficacy Scale, the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-8, and the Multidimensional Social Support Scale. Confirmatory Factor Analysis proved a one-factor solution for the ASE scale. Adequate composite reliability was found (ω =.96; α =.96). Convergent and concurrent validity was assessed and proven by a negative correlation with measures of psychological distress and positive correlation with measures of social support. Our translation of the ASE scale was invariant across sexes and countries, with females scoring significantly higher than males. Our Arabic version of the ASE scale is a validated and reliable tool for assessing ASE in Arabic speaking populations, and shall provide means for assessing students’ confidence in their academic abilities and help improve student support. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9d9bc5ccddf34a0ab507af48dc71fdd02025-08-20T03:10:17ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-04-011511910.1038/s41598-025-96896-6The 9-item Academic Self-Efficacy (ASE) scale: validity, reliability and measurement invariance across sexes and six Arab nationsAli Hemade0Diana Malaeb1Amthal Alhuwailah2Mai Helmy3Muna Barakat4Rabih Hallit5Sami El Khatib6Mohamad Rahal7Syed Arman Rabbani8Reem Alzayer9Nada H. Farrag10Rita El Hajjar11Jinan Mallouh12Sahar Obeid13Souheil Hallit14Feten Fekih-Romdhane15Faculty of Medicine, Lebanese UniversityCollege of Pharmacy, Gulf Medical UniversityDepartment of Psychology, Kuwait UniversityPsychology Department, College of Education, Sultan Qaboos UniversityDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Applied Science Private UniversitySchool of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Holy Spirit University of KaslikDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, Lebanese International UniversitySchool of Pharmacy, Lebanese International UniversityDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Ras Al Khaimah Medical and Health UniversityClinical Pharmacy Practice, Mohammed Al-Mana College for Medical Sciences (MACHS)School of Life and Medical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire-Hosted by Global Academic FoundationCollege of Pharmacy, Gulf Medical UniversityCollege of Pharmacy, Gulf Medical UniversitySchool of Arts and Sciences, Social and Education Sciences Department, Lebanese American UniversitySchool of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Holy Spirit University of KaslikThe Tunisian Center of Early Intervention in Psychosis, Department of Psychiatry Ibn Omrane, Razi HospitalAbstract Academic self-efficacy (ASE), the belief in one’s ability to succeed in academic tasks, plays a crucial role in student motivation, learning, and performance. Reliable measurement of this construct is essential for identifying students’ strengths and areas for improvement. This study aims to translate and validate the Academic Self-Efficacy Scale for use among university students from six different Arab countries. Using the Snowball sampling technique, participants (n = 2131), university students six Arab countries (i.e., KSA, UAE, Egypt, Lebanon, Oman, and Kuwait), answered the demographic questions and completed the Arabic Academic Self-Efficacy Scale, the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-8, and the Multidimensional Social Support Scale. Confirmatory Factor Analysis proved a one-factor solution for the ASE scale. Adequate composite reliability was found (ω =.96; α =.96). Convergent and concurrent validity was assessed and proven by a negative correlation with measures of psychological distress and positive correlation with measures of social support. Our translation of the ASE scale was invariant across sexes and countries, with females scoring significantly higher than males. Our Arabic version of the ASE scale is a validated and reliable tool for assessing ASE in Arabic speaking populations, and shall provide means for assessing students’ confidence in their academic abilities and help improve student support.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-96896-6Academic self-efficacyPsychometric propertiesArabic |
| spellingShingle | Ali Hemade Diana Malaeb Amthal Alhuwailah Mai Helmy Muna Barakat Rabih Hallit Sami El Khatib Mohamad Rahal Syed Arman Rabbani Reem Alzayer Nada H. Farrag Rita El Hajjar Jinan Mallouh Sahar Obeid Souheil Hallit Feten Fekih-Romdhane The 9-item Academic Self-Efficacy (ASE) scale: validity, reliability and measurement invariance across sexes and six Arab nations Scientific Reports Academic self-efficacy Psychometric properties Arabic |
| title | The 9-item Academic Self-Efficacy (ASE) scale: validity, reliability and measurement invariance across sexes and six Arab nations |
| title_full | The 9-item Academic Self-Efficacy (ASE) scale: validity, reliability and measurement invariance across sexes and six Arab nations |
| title_fullStr | The 9-item Academic Self-Efficacy (ASE) scale: validity, reliability and measurement invariance across sexes and six Arab nations |
| title_full_unstemmed | The 9-item Academic Self-Efficacy (ASE) scale: validity, reliability and measurement invariance across sexes and six Arab nations |
| title_short | The 9-item Academic Self-Efficacy (ASE) scale: validity, reliability and measurement invariance across sexes and six Arab nations |
| title_sort | 9 item academic self efficacy ase scale validity reliability and measurement invariance across sexes and six arab nations |
| topic | Academic self-efficacy Psychometric properties Arabic |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-96896-6 |
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