Developing a scale for common lifestyles among middle school students in Mosul

Abstract

The current research aims to develop a scale for measuring common lifestyles among middle school students and to identify the level of these lifestyles within the research sample. The statistical variance sample consisted of 400 middle school students (male and female). Twenty-four middle schools were randomly selected to suit the overall research population, comprising 12 boys' schools and 12 girls' schools. Eight schools were then selected for the statistical variance sample. After the variance testing, the scale's reliability was tested using Cronbach's alpha and the test-retest method. The scale was administered to a sample of 50 students, and after 14 days, it was retested. The sample size was [missing information]. The basic research sample consisted of 984 male and female students from the preparatory stage in Mosul. The researcher developed a scale for common lifestyles after reviewing previous literature, theories, and studies. The scale comprised 40 items divided into 4 domains, each with 10 items. Each item corresponded to four alternatives (always applies – sometimes applies – rarely applies – does not apply) with weights of 1, 2, 3, and 4. To establish face validity, psychometric properties such as validity and reliability were determined. The reliability of the common lifestyles scale was 0.74, and Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.76.