Salutogenic Wellness Promotion Scale: Validation of the Arabic Version

Background: Viewing an individual's ability to not just maintain but improve good health conditions is a positive perspective of health provided by wellness promotion. Although crucial in today's understanding of health, noArabic tools were found tomeasure this concept. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to validate and measure the psychometric properties of the Salutogenic Wellness Promotion Scale-Arabic version (SWPS-Arabic), a tool designed to measure positive health. Methods: A cross-sectional design was used on Jordanian university students. The sample consisted of 640 self-selected students to conduct an exploratory factor analysis with a cutoff value of 0.40. A demographic questionnaire and the 26-item SWPS-Arabic were the measures used to collect the data. Results: The final 20-item, 4-factor SWPS-Arabic had an overall Cronbach's alpha of.941; the factors had Cronbach's alpha ranges of.900 to.734. These factorswere labeled as follows: socio-spiritual, physico-vocational, emotional, and intellectual. The first 4 items explained 55% of the total variance. Discussion: The SWPS-Arabic is reliable and valid, but further psychometric evaluation is needed. Translation to Health Education Practice: Using this tool assists educators in structuring strategies and plans for wellness promotion.