Validation of the Arabic Version of the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K6) among college students in Kuwait

Introduction The Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K6) is a psychometrically robust measure of psychological distress for adult populations, the most commonly used screening in general population. It epidemiological surveys globally, including World Health Organization and Mental Survey. Recently, there has been research interest examining psychometric properties K6 college students’ populations. Objectives To examine reliability, validity factor structure Arabic adaptation Kuwaiti students. Methods participants were 1402 individuals (509 males, 893 females) Kuwait University undergraduates, aged 18–35 years-old mean age = 21.50 ± 4.87. versions (K6), Depression Anxiety Stress Scales DASS-42, Beck Inventory-II, Inventory –BAI administered to demographics. internal consistency structure, convergent with BDI-II, & BAI computed. Results Internal was satisfactory (Cronbach’s alpha =0.80 males 0.79 females). results revealed significant gender differences favor females ( f =8.95, p. >.003). Principal component analyses (PCA) showed that one -component solution explains %61.51 total variance %57.23 females. k6 correlates DASS (r=.76), (r=.57), (r=0.76), (r=.73) BDI-II (r=46). Conclusions provides validation, can be recommended as among Arab Disclosure Interest None Declared