الخصائص السيكومترية والبنية العاملية لمقياس تقدير الاضطراب الانفعالي النسخة الثالثة في البيئة السعودية
The study aimed to identify the psychometric properties and the factorial structure of the scale for assessing emotional disturbance-third edition rating scale in Saudi environment. The study sample consisted of (671) students ranging in age from 5-18 years. 169 male and 502 female teachers completed the scale. The results indicated that there were high level of validity and reliability for the Saudi version of the scale through the results of internal consistency and reliability coefficients of alpha Cronbach, Spearman-Brown, and Guttman. The results of the confirmatory factor analysis also showed that the model with the six factors (inability to learn, relationship problems, inappropriate behavior, unhappiness or depression, physical symptoms or fears, socially maladjusted) is acceptable, as it appeared that the six factors (sub-scales) are distinct factors, but they are related to each other. The results were discussed and a number of recommendations and future research were provided. (Published abstract)