The objective of this study is to validate three mental health scales in a targeted sample of pregnant Arab women living in Qatar: the Kuwait University Anxiety Scale, the Perceived Stress Scale, and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. Random split-half exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analyses (n = 336; n = 331), conducted separately, were used to evaluate scale dimensionality, factor loadings, and factor structure of the KUAS, the PSS, and the EPDS. Fit statistics for the three scales suggested adequate fit to the data and estimated factor loadings were positive, similar in magnitude, and were significant. The final CFA model for the KUAS supported a 19-item, two factor structure. CFA models also confirmed 8- and 10-item, single-factor structures for the PSS and EPDS, respectively. The validation of scales for these aspects of mental health in Arab pregnant women is critical to ensure appropriate screening, identification, and treatment to reduce the risk of sequelae in women and their children. Findings offer a useful comparison to mental-health scale validations in other Arab contexts.

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卡塔尔孕妇三种心理健康量表的验证

本研究的目的是在居住在卡塔尔的阿拉伯孕妇的目标样本中验证三种心理健康量表：科威特大学焦虑量表、感知压力量表和爱丁堡产后抑郁量表。分别进行随机分半探索性因素分析和验证性因素分析（n = 336；n = 331），用于评估 KUAS、PSS 和 EPDS 的量表维度、因素负荷和因素结构。三个量表的拟合统计表明数据充分拟合，估计的因子载荷为正，大小相似且显着。KUAS 的最终 CFA 模型支持 19 项、两个因素的结构。CFA 模型还分别确认了 PSS 和 EPDS 的 8 项和 10 项单因素结构。对阿拉伯孕妇心理健康这些方面的量表进行验证对于确保适当的筛查、识别和治疗以降低妇女及其子女发生后遗症的风险至关重要。研究结果为其他阿拉伯地区的心理健康量表验证提供了有用的比较。