Noura AlHammadi
School of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia
Publications
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Research Article
THE DYNAMICS OF INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS: EVALUATING THE VALIDITY AND PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF RELATIONSHIP FLOURISHING SCALE ACROSS DIVERSE POPULATIONS
Author(s): Noura AlHammadi*, Intan HM Hashim, Shahla Ostovar and Zaireeni Azmi
The effort to conduct relationship-flourishing studies in certain populations is hindered by a lack of psychometrically sound assessment measures. Scales need to be validated across wider populations. This study examined the psychometric properties of an Arabic-translated version of the widely used Relationship Flourishing Scale (RFS). The RFS is a measure flourishing instrument that aims to assess four critical dimensions of flourishing: meaning, relational giving, goal sharing, and personal growth. This study was a cross-sectional study using a non-probabilistic sample of the married population. Participants were included if they identified as United Arab Emirates (UAE) and were at least 18 years old. Participants completed the Arabic relationship flourishing scale (RFS). The final sample comprised 708 participants. The average age was 31.77 years (SD= 9.79), ranging from 18 to 69, .. Read More»