Cross-Cultural Examination: Establishing Validity and Reliability of SRP 4 for Arabic Speakers

Year 2025, Volume: 15 Issue: 76, 100 - 115, 31.03.2025

Haifa Albokai , Ali Alsubaihi

Abstract

The study was conducted to address the need for scales to measure traits, in individuals aged 18 and older in Saudi Arabia with a strong emphasis on cultural relevance in psychological assessments by examining the Arabic Version of the Self-report Psychopathy Scale (AV SRP 4). The validation and reliability tests were carried out on a group of 921 college students in Saudi Arabia as a step towards validating the tool, for use within this setting. The study’s approach involved analysis to establish the accuracy and consistency of the AV SRP 4 tool. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to evaluate the scale's validity. The CFA outcomes supported a four-factor model suggesting that the AV SRP 4 adequately represents the aspects of psychopathy as defined in the scale. This study looked at aspects like how people interact with each other and their emotions and behaviors, like unpredictability and antisocial actions that are important when evaluating characteristics thoroughly. Ensuring the dependability of the research was also an area of interest in this investigation. Researchers used both Cronbach’s (α) and Guttman Split Half coefficient to assess how consistent the scale was internally. The outcomes showed a level of reliability for the AV SRP 4 scale which suggests that the results it yields are reliable, across uses. The strong dependability of this tool gives reassurance that the AV SRP 4 could serve as a method for evaluating tendencies in Arabic-speaking communities. This is especially relevant, in the context of Saudi Arabia.

Keywords

Self-Report Psychopathy Scale, Antisocial Scale, Validation and Reliability.

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