Eli Somer
Mar 23, 20191 min
The Arabic version of the 16-item maladaptive daydreaming scale (AR-MDS-16) was administered to a multi-country Arab sample composed of 180 respondents. The study indicated two factors underlying the AR-MDS-16, capturing immersive daydreaming and the distress and impairment associated with it. The AR-MDS-16 demonstrated good psychometric properties and differentiated well between self-identified individuals with and without MD on a range of psychosocial indicators. The instrument had high sensitivity and specificity, implying that the AR-MDS-16 can confidently be deployed in future investigation of MD in the Arab world (population 410 million people). Our findings shed light on the cross-cultural relevance of the construct of maladaptive daydreaming and its usefulness for international enquiry.
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