Arabic validation and cross-cultural adaptation of climate anxiety scale
Background: Climate change is an enduring global phenomenon that describes a long-lasting effect of change in weather and temperature of the earth. This study aimed to validate an Arabic version of the Climate Anxiety Scale (ACAS) to assess the anxiety associated with climate change. Methods: A cros...
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| author | Shymaa Mamdouh Mohamed Abdu Assem Gebreal Safar Abadi Alsaleem Moath S. Aljohani Suzan Abdel-Rahman Mohamed Fakhry Hussein Nada Ibrahim Iffat Elbarazi Samah Hussein Omar Shamma Ahmed Elsayed said Noureldin Ramy Mohamed Ghazy |
| author_facet | Shymaa Mamdouh Mohamed Abdu Assem Gebreal Safar Abadi Alsaleem Moath S. Aljohani Suzan Abdel-Rahman Mohamed Fakhry Hussein Nada Ibrahim Iffat Elbarazi Samah Hussein Omar Shamma Ahmed Elsayed said Noureldin Ramy Mohamed Ghazy |
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| description | Background: Climate change is an enduring global phenomenon that describes a long-lasting effect of change in weather and temperature of the earth. This study aimed to validate an Arabic version of the Climate Anxiety Scale (ACAS) to assess the anxiety associated with climate change. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted using both online via Google Forms and face-to-face via hard copies, in five Arab countries, Lebanon, Palestine, Egypt, Saudia Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates). The internal consistency of the scale was assessed using the Cronbach's alpha. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) conducted over principal component analysis assessed the scale dimensionality. Then, confirmatory factor analysis was conducted to investigate the EFA hypothesis of ACAS on anxiety about climate change. Results: Of the 350 participants, 54.9 % were female, 77.7% lived in urban areas, 15.4% were from North Africa, 46.6 % were from Arab Gulf countries, and 38.0 % were from Bilad Al-Sham. Nearly two-thirds (62.3%) were single, 72.3% had a university degree, 94.9% were aware of climate change, 38.3 % participated in environmental protection programs, and 62.3% reported climate-related anxiety. The item content validity index (CVI) was 0.82–1.00, and the scale CVI (S-CVI) was 0.95. Overall Cronbach's alpha was 0.925 with a 95% confidence interval (CI) [0.902–0.940]. The Kaiser-Mayer-Olkin (KMO) test was 0.93, and Bartlett's test was significant (χ2 = 2762.6 p < 0.001). Bifactor model indices showed high explained common variance (ECV) (0.78), ωH (0.85), relative omega (0.91), H index (0.93), and factor determinacy (FD) (0.96) for the general factor. The general factor explained 78% of the common variance, whereas the group factors shared 22.0%. Model reliability coefficient omega (omega/omega S) for general factor, functional domain, and cognitive domain were 0.94, 0.92, and 0.89, respectively, suggesting a satisfactory fit threshold. Conclusions: The ACAS tool is valid and reliable for assessing anxiety-related climate change among the Arab Population. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e060889be35d43e9b19c8aeb40e0ad9e2025-08-20T02:57:21ZengElsevierClinical Epidemiology and Global Health2213-39842024-11-013010183510.1016/j.cegh.2024.101835Arabic validation and cross-cultural adaptation of climate anxiety scaleShymaa Mamdouh Mohamed Abdu0Assem Gebreal1Safar Abadi Alsaleem2Moath S. Aljohani3Suzan Abdel-Rahman4Mohamed Fakhry Hussein5Nada Ibrahim6Iffat Elbarazi7Samah Hussein8Omar Shamma9Ahmed Elsayed said Noureldin10Ramy Mohamed Ghazy11Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, EgyptFaculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt; Corresponding author. 52- Champollion street, Al Mesallah SharqAlexandria, 21526, Egypt.Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Qassim University, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Biostatistics and Demography, Faculty of Graduate Studies for Statistical Research, Cairo University, EgyptOccupational Health and Industrial Medicine Department, High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University, EgyptHigh Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University, Egypt; Institute for Global Health, University College London, UKInstitute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences United Arab Emirates University, AlAin, United Arab EmiratesLecturer of Clinical Pharmacy, Qassim University, Saudi ArabiaFaculty of Medicine, Cairo University, EgyptDepartment of Basic Medical and Dental Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Zarqa University, Jordan; Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, EgyptDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia; Tropical Health Department, High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University, Alexandria, EgyptBackground: Climate change is an enduring global phenomenon that describes a long-lasting effect of change in weather and temperature of the earth. This study aimed to validate an Arabic version of the Climate Anxiety Scale (ACAS) to assess the anxiety associated with climate change. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted using both online via Google Forms and face-to-face via hard copies, in five Arab countries, Lebanon, Palestine, Egypt, Saudia Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates). The internal consistency of the scale was assessed using the Cronbach's alpha. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) conducted over principal component analysis assessed the scale dimensionality. Then, confirmatory factor analysis was conducted to investigate the EFA hypothesis of ACAS on anxiety about climate change. Results: Of the 350 participants, 54.9 % were female, 77.7% lived in urban areas, 15.4% were from North Africa, 46.6 % were from Arab Gulf countries, and 38.0 % were from Bilad Al-Sham. Nearly two-thirds (62.3%) were single, 72.3% had a university degree, 94.9% were aware of climate change, 38.3 % participated in environmental protection programs, and 62.3% reported climate-related anxiety. The item content validity index (CVI) was 0.82–1.00, and the scale CVI (S-CVI) was 0.95. Overall Cronbach's alpha was 0.925 with a 95% confidence interval (CI) [0.902–0.940]. The Kaiser-Mayer-Olkin (KMO) test was 0.93, and Bartlett's test was significant (χ2 = 2762.6 p < 0.001). Bifactor model indices showed high explained common variance (ECV) (0.78), ωH (0.85), relative omega (0.91), H index (0.93), and factor determinacy (FD) (0.96) for the general factor. The general factor explained 78% of the common variance, whereas the group factors shared 22.0%. Model reliability coefficient omega (omega/omega S) for general factor, functional domain, and cognitive domain were 0.94, 0.92, and 0.89, respectively, suggesting a satisfactory fit threshold. Conclusions: The ACAS tool is valid and reliable for assessing anxiety-related climate change among the Arab Population.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213398424003324Climate changeAnxietyArabic validationClimate change anxiety scaleGlobal warming |
| spellingShingle | Shymaa Mamdouh Mohamed Abdu Assem Gebreal Safar Abadi Alsaleem Moath S. Aljohani Suzan Abdel-Rahman Mohamed Fakhry Hussein Nada Ibrahim Iffat Elbarazi Samah Hussein Omar Shamma Ahmed Elsayed said Noureldin Ramy Mohamed Ghazy Arabic validation and cross-cultural adaptation of climate anxiety scale Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health Climate change Anxiety Arabic validation Climate change anxiety scale Global warming |
| title | Arabic validation and cross-cultural adaptation of climate anxiety scale |
| title_full | Arabic validation and cross-cultural adaptation of climate anxiety scale |
| title_fullStr | Arabic validation and cross-cultural adaptation of climate anxiety scale |
| title_full_unstemmed | Arabic validation and cross-cultural adaptation of climate anxiety scale |
| title_short | Arabic validation and cross-cultural adaptation of climate anxiety scale |
| title_sort | arabic validation and cross cultural adaptation of climate anxiety scale |
| topic | Climate change Anxiety Arabic validation Climate change anxiety scale Global warming |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213398424003324 |
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