Arabic validation of the incharge financial distress/financial well-being scale and the new single-item financial stress scale
The findings confirm that the Arabic versions of the IFDFW scale and the SIFiS are valid and reliable. Their use is therefore recommended in various settings among Arabic-speaking adults. These simple and straightforward measurement tools may improve cross-cultural studies on financial well-being.
Authors
- Sami El Khatib (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3611-3288)
- Rabih Hallit (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1817-6146)
- Feten Fekih‐Romdhane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2569-8017)
- Sahar Obeïd (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0735-4704)
- Abdallah Chahine
- Antonio Nehme (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2101-0713)
- Diana Malaeb (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2436-850X)
- Souheil R. Hallit (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6918-5689)
- Christian-Joseph El Zouki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5884-2065)
Institutions
- Effat University (SA)
- Applied Science Private University (JO)
- Gulf Medical University (AE)
- Gulf University for Science & Technology (KW)
- Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (LB)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Notre Dame des Secours (LB)
- Hôpital Razi de La Manouba (TN)
- Université de Picardie Jules Verne (FR)
- Lebanese American University (LB)
- Tunis El Manar University (TN)
- Lebanese International University (LB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2025-06-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1570404
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 31.28