Validity and Reliability of Arabic Translation of Social Media Infidelity-Related Behaviors Inventory (SMIRB)

Abstract BackgroundThere are rising interests in social media research in Arabic countries.Aim of the work:To estimate the reliability, construct validity and factor analysis of the Social Media Infidelity-Related Behaviors Inventory (SMIRB) which constitutes 14 questions form the 7 main items, after translating it to Arabic. Participants and MethodsThe English version of SMIRB was translated into Arabic and verified by 47 bilingual experts. The Arabic version was conducted in electronic format to 269 (females & males, age from 18–60 years old) Egyptian participants who were members at Egyptians social media sites and chat-rooms and were selected randomly. Participants were reassessed 4 weeks after the initial administration of the scale. The Statistical analysis was performed to test-retest reliability, item internal consistency (IIC), interclass correlation (ICC), factor analysis and construct validity.ResultsCronbach’s a coefficient to assess (IIC) was found to be 0.90 and satisfactory for the 14 items constitute SMIRB. It’s14 items met the IIC requirement of correlation ≥ with high ICC (0.965, 95% C.I. (0.954–0.974), p < 0.001. The results indicated good repeatability of the SMIRB and construct validity. Factor analysis revealed good construct validity with one-factor solution strong factors emerged with the same construct, accounting for 51.63% of the variance. Each item loaded highly (≥ 0.45) on the corresponding factor.ConclusionThe Arabic translation of SMIRB is an acceptable, reliable, and valid translated measure to assess the infidelity related behaviors due to social media use. We expect that it will be used widely in Egypt and Arab countries.