Cross-country validation of the Arabic version of the WHO-5 Well-Being Index in non-clinical young adults from six Arab countries.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to perform a cross-country validation of the Arabic version of the World Health Organization 5-item (WHO-5) Well-Being Index, in terms of factor structure, composite reliability, cross-gender measurement invariance and concurrent validity. We carried out a cross-sectional, web-based study on a total of 3,247 young adults (aged 18-35 years) from six Arab countries (Tunisia, Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Kuwait). Confirmatory Factor Analysis showed that the one-factor model demonstrated acceptable fit across all six countries. In addition, the Arabic WHO-5 Well-Being Index yielded high reliability coefficients in samples from each country (McDonald's ω and Cronbach's α = .92-.96), across genders (ω = .95 in men and .94 in women) and age groups (

SUBMITTER: Fekih-Romdhane F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12394027 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature