Psychometric Properties of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale Among Saudi University Male Students

Ahmad Alghadir,1 Md Dilshad Manzar,2 Shahnawaz Anwer,1,3 Abdulrhman Albougami,2 Mohammed Salahuddin4 1Rehabilitation Research Chair, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 2Department of Nursing, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, Majma...

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Autores principales:	Alghadir A, Manzar MD, Anwer S, Albougami A, Salahuddin M
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:e20caa7e45cc4fac95257c57cdad1d6d2021-12-02T09:51:08ZPsychometric Properties of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale Among Saudi University Male Students1178-2021https://doaj.org/article/e20caa7e45cc4fac95257c57cdad1d6d2020-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/psychometric-properties-of-the-generalized-anxiety-disorder-scale-amon-peer-reviewed-article-NDThttps://doaj.org/toc/1178-2021Ahmad Alghadir,1 Md Dilshad Manzar,2 Shahnawaz Anwer,1,3 Abdulrhman Albougami,2 Mohammed Salahuddin4 1Rehabilitation Research Chair, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 2Department of Nursing, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, Majmaah, Saudi Arabia; 3Department of Building and Real Estate, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR; 4Department of Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Mizan-Tepi University (Mizan Campus), Mizan-Aman, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Shahnawaz Anwer Email anwer_shahnawazphysio@rediffmail.comBackground: Various screening tools have been designed and developed to identify individuals with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). The current study aimed to assess the psychometric validation of the GAD-7 in Saudi university male students.Methods: Healthy university male students (n= 192) participated in this cross-sectional study. All the participants were informed about the study details. Participants were asked to complete the GAD-7, the Sleep Hygiene Index (SHI), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), and demographic details.Results: In general, the range of the GAD total score was 0– 21. There was no issue of the ceiling or floor effects as only 12.5% of participants reported the minimum score of 0, and none of the participants reported the maximum score of 21. The internal consistency score of the GAD-7 was found to be good (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.83). The internal homogeneity between item scores was 0.22– 0.57 as indicated by the “Spearman correlation coefficient (r)”. The total scores and individual item scores of the GAD-7 were statistically associated with the PSS total score (correlation coefficient r = 0.21– 0.37), and scores of the 8th and 13th item of the SHI (correlation coefficient r = 0.17– 0.26, and 0.21– 0.40, respectively). The exploratory factor and confirmatory factor loadings of the GAD-7 items were ranged from 0.60 to 0.81 and 0.51 to 0.80, respectively.Conclusion: This study supported the use of the GAD-7 to assess the anxiety level among Saudi university students.Keywords: GAD-7, anxiety, stress, university students, validity, reliabilityAlghadir AManzar MDAnwer SAlbougami ASalahuddin MDove Medical Pressarticlegad-7anxietystressuniversity studentsvalidityreliabilityNeurosciences. Biological psychiatry. NeuropsychiatryRC321-571Neurology. Diseases of the nervous systemRC346-429ENNeuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, Vol Volume 16, Pp 1427-1432 (2020)
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spellingShingle	gad-7 anxiety stress university students validity reliability Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RC321-571 Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system RC346-429 Alghadir A Manzar MD Anwer S Albougami A Salahuddin M Psychometric Properties of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale Among Saudi University Male Students
description	Ahmad Alghadir,1 Md Dilshad Manzar,2 Shahnawaz Anwer,1,3 Abdulrhman Albougami,2 Mohammed Salahuddin4 1Rehabilitation Research Chair, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 2Department of Nursing, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, Majmaah, Saudi Arabia; 3Department of Building and Real Estate, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR; 4Department of Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Mizan-Tepi University (Mizan Campus), Mizan-Aman, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Shahnawaz Anwer Email anwer_shahnawazphysio@rediffmail.comBackground: Various screening tools have been designed and developed to identify individuals with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). The current study aimed to assess the psychometric validation of the GAD-7 in Saudi university male students.Methods: Healthy university male students (n= 192) participated in this cross-sectional study. All the participants were informed about the study details. Participants were asked to complete the GAD-7, the Sleep Hygiene Index (SHI), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), and demographic details.Results: In general, the range of the GAD total score was 0– 21. There was no issue of the ceiling or floor effects as only 12.5% of participants reported the minimum score of 0, and none of the participants reported the maximum score of 21. The internal consistency score of the GAD-7 was found to be good (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.83). The internal homogeneity between item scores was 0.22– 0.57 as indicated by the “Spearman correlation coefficient (r)”. The total scores and individual item scores of the GAD-7 were statistically associated with the PSS total score (correlation coefficient r = 0.21– 0.37), and scores of the 8th and 13th item of the SHI (correlation coefficient r = 0.17– 0.26, and 0.21– 0.40, respectively). The exploratory factor and confirmatory factor loadings of the GAD-7 items were ranged from 0.60 to 0.81 and 0.51 to 0.80, respectively.Conclusion: This study supported the use of the GAD-7 to assess the anxiety level among Saudi university students.Keywords: GAD-7, anxiety, stress, university students, validity, reliability
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title	Psychometric Properties of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale Among Saudi University Male Students
title_short	Psychometric Properties of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale Among Saudi University Male Students
title_full	Psychometric Properties of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale Among Saudi University Male Students
title_fullStr	Psychometric Properties of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale Among Saudi University Male Students
title_full_unstemmed	Psychometric Properties of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale Among Saudi University Male Students
title_sort	psychometric properties of the generalized anxiety disorder scale among saudi university male students
publisher	Dove Medical Press
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Psychometric Properties of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale Among Saudi University Male Students

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