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The Social Functioning Questionnaire (SFQ) in Moroccan dialectal Arabic: Towards better local evaluation
Yassine Benhaddouch1, Youssef Ouazzani Housni Touhami2, Fadila Bousgheiri3
1Research Team for Mental Health, University Psychiatric Hospital (CHU-TTA), Tangier, Morocco; Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Tangier (FMPT), Abdelmalek Essaadi University (UAE), Tangier, Morocco.
L'Encephale
|July 23, 2025
Summary
This study validated the Social Functioning Questionnaire (SFQ) for Moroccan Arabic speakers. The SFQ is a reliable tool for assessing social functioning in this population.
Area of Science:
- Psychiatry
- Psychometrics
- Cross-cultural adaptation
Background:
- Social functioning is crucial for psychiatric patient recovery and community integration.
- Assessing social functioning aids in symptom reduction and improving quality of life.
- Cross-cultural validation of assessment tools is essential for global mental health research.
Purpose of the Study:
- To perform a cross-cultural validation of the Social Functioning Questionnaire (SFQ).
- To adapt the SFQ for use in Moroccan dialectal Arabic.
- To establish the psychometric properties of the adapted SFQ in a Moroccan sample.
Main Methods:
- Rigorous translation methodology including direct and reverse translation.
- Expert linguistic evaluation of translated versions.
- Psychometric evaluation of the SFQ in a sample of 160 Moroccan participants.
Main Results:
- The translated SFQ demonstrated high acceptability and reliability (Cronbach's alpha = 0.803).
- Excellent reproducibility was confirmed through perfect inter-observer stability in test-retest assessments.
- The study provides robust evidence for the psychometric soundness of the Arabic SFQ.
Conclusions:
- The Moroccan Arabic version of the SFQ is a reliable and valid instrument.
- This validated SFQ can be effectively used to measure social functioning in the Moroccan population.
- The findings support the use of culturally adapted instruments in psychiatric research and practice.
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